Omnye unyaka Andiyikhuphi ikota kumathanga angaphandle. Ayizizo zonke izinto ezenziwa ngamalulwane, ii-cobwebs kunye nezindlu ezingena abantu ezihlasela iivenkile kunye nemivalo. Kananjalo nakwimibutho yesikolo yempahla yobugqwirha kunye neziporho (abanye ke baphupha ...). Andihambi namaxesha kwaye andilunganga kwezopolitiko kuba ndihleli naye, noDon Juan Tenorio. Ngentsomi ngoku egculelweyo (okanye eguqulwe ngokutsha) yintsomi engoyiki ehlazo nekhohlakeleyo, kodwa ikwayeyona ininzi iseluthandweni kwaye ihlawulelwe.

Don UJose Zorrilla ubhale ibali lakhe kwi 1844, okukhuthazayo Inkohliso yaseSeville ukusuka ngo-1630, kubangwa ukuba UTirso de Molina. Kwaye yile nto kufuneka siyifunde kwaye ngakumbi sibone imelwe kule mihla izayo. Ndiyazi ukuba umlo wam ngumlo olahlekileyo, kodwa Ndizakuzama ukulwa unyaka nonyaka ukuze ndiqhubeke nokuwenza ukuba ubalasele. Kudala abantwana besikolo kwakufuneka bayifunde kwaye bayicengceleze. Ngoku… kungoku. Ewe, ndibuyela yonke ukuphela kuka-Okthobha kwindlu yabahambi iLaurel ukumfumana ebhala ileta yakhe. Zezi ezinye zeendinyana zakhe ezingalibalekiyo.

UDON JUAN

Hayi indlela abakhalayo abalahliwe ngayo!

Kodwa umbane ombi undophule

ewe ekugqibeni ileta

abayihlawuli kakhulu imikhwazo yabo!

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Nantsi idon Juan Tenorio

kwaye akukho mntu wakhe.

Ukusuka kwinkosazana enekratshi

kulowo uloba kwisikhephe esiqhelekileyo,

akukho mfazi ndingabhalisanga kuye,

kwaye nayiphi na inkampani igubungela

ukuba ngegolide okanye ngexabiso.

Khangela kuye abavukeli;

vala abadlali;

Oqhayisa ngokumsika,

Makhe sibone ukuba ngaba ukhona umntu omdlulayo

kumdlalo, ekulweni okanye kuthando.

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Naphi na apho ndiya khona

Isizathu sokuba ndileqe ngaphezulu

ubuhle ndibugculele,

Ndihlekise ngobulungisa

Sele ndibathengisile abantu basetyhini.

Ndihle ndaya ezindlini,

Ndaya emabhotweni,

Ndakhwela ii-cloisters

nayo yonke indawo ebendishiya kuyo

inkumbulo ekrakra ngam.

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Ndakhala ezulwini, akandiphendula.

Kodwa ukuba iingcango zalo zindivale,

Amanyathelo am emhlabeni

phendula izulu, hayi mna.

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Suka kude, ilitye lokulinganisa!
Masihambe, yeka eso sandla
ukuba kusekho iinkozo zokugqibela
iwotshi yobomi bam.
Yiyeke, ukuba yinyani
ngaphezu kwenqaku lokuzisola
nika umphefumlo usindiso
kanaphakade,
Mna, Thixo oyingcwele, ndiyakholelwa kuwe;
ukuba andiyiva into embi,
inceba yakho ayinasiphelo ...
Nkosi yiba nenceba kum!

Ndikunye noDON LUIS

YENZA ULUIS

NguThixo uyindoda engaqhelekanga!

Usebenzisa iintsuku ezingaphi

kuwo onke amabhinqa omthandayo?

UDON JUAN

Suka kwiintsuku zonyaka

phakathi kwakho ofumana apho.

Omnye ukubenza bathandane,

enye yokufumana,

omnye ukubashiya,

ezimbini endaweni yazo

kunye neyure yokulibala.

Ndikunye noDON DIEGO

Mnu. DIEGO

Uyandibulala ... Más ndikuxolele

kaThixo kumgwebo ongcwele.

UDON JUAN

Ixesha elide undibekile.

(Nangona ndiza kuhlala ndikhetha uguqulelo lukaTirso de Molina apho uTrickster wathi "Undithemba nini?").

Kunye ne-DOÑA INÉS

UDON JUAN

Ah! Akuyinyani, ingelosi yothando,

ukuba kunxweme oluzimeleyo

Inyulu ikhanya

kwaye uphefumla ngcono?

Le aura ebhadulayo, igcwalisa

yevumba elilula

yeentyatyambo ezihlwempuzekileyo

Unxweme olumnandi luyaphuma:

la manzi acocekileyo nahlaziyayo

oko kuhamba ngaphandle koloyiko

isikhephe somlobi

ulinde ukucula usuku,

Asiyinyani, hobe lam,

uphefumla ntoni love

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NKOSI: INES:

Andazi ... Oko ndambona,

UBridget wam, kunye negama lakhe

undixelele ukuba ndiyifumene loo ndoda

soloko ephambi kwam.

Yonke indawo ndiyaphazamiseka

ngememori yakho emnandi,

kwaye ukuba ndilahlekelwe ngumzuzwana,

kwimemori yakhe ndibuya kwakhona.

Andazi ukuba yintoni eyonwabisayo

kwizimo zam zokuzivocavoca,

oko kusoloko kujika mna kuye

ingqondo nentliziyo:

kwaye apha nakwisincoko

kwaye kuyo yonke indawo ndiyalumkisa

ukuba ukucinga kuyonwabisa […].

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NKOSI: INES:

Thula, ngenxa kaThixo, oh don Juan!

ukuba andizokwazi ukumelana

ixesha elide ndingafanga

so zange ndaziva ndinomdla.

Ah! Yithi cwaka ngovelwano,

ukumamela kuwe kubonakala kum

ukuba ingqondo yam iyageza

Intliziyo yam iyatsha.

Hayi! Undiphe ndasela

Isihluzo sesihogo, ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo,

oko kukunceda unikezele

isidima sabafazi […].

UDON JUAN:

Umphefumlo wam! Elo lizwi

Ukutshintsha kwam indlela,

Ndingenza ntoni

ide ivule i-Eden.

Akunjalo, Dona Ines, uSathana

obeka olu thando kum;

NguThixo ofuna wena

ndiphumelele ngenxa yaKhe mhlawumbi.

Hayi, uthando oluxabisekileyo namhlanje

entliziyweni yam yenyama

ayilo thando lwasemhlabeni

njengaleyo bendiziva ngayo kude kube ngoku;

ayisiyiyo la ntlantsi idlulayo

ukuba nawuphi na umphunga uyacima;

Ngumlilo oginyiwe

ingaba ubona kangakanani, kukhulu, kunqabile.

Lahla ixhala lakho

intle doña Inés,

kuba ndiziva ndisezinyaweni zakho

usenako ukuba nesidima.

Ewe, ndiya kuya kuzidla

phambi koMlawuli olungileyo,

okanye uza kundinika uthando lwakho,

okanye kuya kufuneka andibulale.

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