Ukukhethwa kweziqwenga zoncwadi
Ukuthandana kwebanjwa. Ongaziwayo
ICoplas ngokusweleka kukayise. UJorge Manrique
Khumbula umphefumlo olele,
uphilisa ingqondo kwaye uvuke
ukubukela
bahamba njani ubomi,
ukufa kunjani
cwaka kakhulu;
ukuba ulonwabo luhamba ngokukhawuleza kangakanani;
njani emva kokuba kuvunyelwene
inika iintlungu;
njani kwezethu izimvo
naliphi na ixesha elidlulileyo
Kwakungcono.
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UDon Quixote. Miguel de Cervantes
—INkululeko, iSancho, sesinye sezona zipho zixabisekileyo amazulu azinike abantu; kunye nabo ubuncwane umhlaba abuphetheyo nolwandle alunakulinganiswa; Inkululeko kunye nembeko umntu unokufumana kwaye kufuneka aqhubeke nobomi, kwaye, ngokuchaseneyo, ukubanjwa yeyona nto imbi inokuthi ize ebantwini.
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Ubomi liphupha. ICalderón de la Barca
Ndiphupha ndilapha
kwezi ntolongo zilayishiwe,
kwaye ndiphuphe oko ndikwelinye ilizwe
Ngokuthopha ngakumbi ndazibona.
Buyintoni ubomi? Umsindo.
Buyintoni ubomi? Inkohliso,
isithunzi, intsomi,
okona kulungileyo kuncinci.
ukuba bonke ubomi liphupha,
namaphupha ngamaphupha.
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Ingoma yePirate. UJose de Espronceda
Leyo yinqanawa yam ubuncwane bam,
Inkululeko leyo inguthixo wam,
umthetho wam, amandla kunye nomoya,
ilizwe lam ndedwa, ulwandle.
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UDon Juan Tenorio. UJose Zorrilla
Hayi indlela abakhalayo abalahliwe ngayo!
Kodwa, umbane ombi undibethile
ewe ekugqibeni ileta
abayihlawuli kakhulu imikhwazo yabo!
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UMlawuli. Leopoldo Awe «Clarín»
Isixeko sobugorha sinqabile. Umoya wasezantsi, ushushu kwaye uyonqena, utyhale amafu amhlophe aqhekeza njengoko esiya emantla. Ezitratweni bekungekho ngxolo ingaphezulu kwengxolo ehleliyo yothuli, amadlavu, iindiza kunye namaphepha, ahamba ukusuka kumjelo ukuya komnye umsinga, ukusuka ecaleni kwendlela ukuya ecaleni kwendlela, ukusuka kwikona ukuya kwikona, ujikelezisana nokusukelana, njengamabhabhathane ajonge Kuba bayabaleka kwaye umoya ugubungela iifolokhwe zayo ezingabonakaliyo.
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Ndihamba ngeendlela eziphuphayo. UAlexander Machado
Entliziyweni yam bendinayo
iliva lomdla;
Ndikwazile ukuyikrazula ngenye imini:
Andisayiva intliziyo yam.
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Indlu kaBernarda Alba. UFederico Garcia Lorca
Into endiyalelayo yenziwa apha. Awusenako ukuya nebali kuyihlo. Umsonto kunye nenaliti yabasetyhini. Isabhokhwe kunye nemeyile yendoda. Yiloo nto abantu bazalwa benayo.
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Iminquma. UMiguel Hernandez
Ama-Andalusians kaJaén,
Iminquma ekhukhumeleyo,
ndixelele emphefumlweni wam: ngubani,
ngubani ophakamise iminquma?
Akukho nto ibakhulisileyo,
Nokuba yimali, okanye inkosi,
kodwa umhlaba ozolileyo,
sebenza kwaye ubile.
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UCaptain Alatriste. UArturo Pérez-Reverte
Wayengenguye oyena mntu unyanisekileyo okanye owayehlonela uThixo, kodwa wayeyindoda ekhaliphileyo.