Namhlanje u I-4 ngo-Okthoba, idili le ISan Francisco de Asis, nosanta wase-Italy naye iphethini yezilwane. Ngakho-ke ngiyamkhumbula ngocezu lomsebenzi wakhe odume kakhulu, I-Canticle Yezidalwa. Futhi ngiyabakhumbula labo babanye Ababhali abangu-4 baqambe okufanayo: UFrancisco Umbral, uFrancisca Aguirre, uFrancesco Petrarca noFrancis Scott Fiztgerald.
I-Canticle Yezidalwa - UFrancis wase-Assisi
Ophakeme kakhulu futhi onamandla onke Nkosi enhle,
okwakho kungokudumisa, inkazimulo nodumo nazo zonke izibusiso.
Kuwe wedwa, oPhezukonke, zikufanela
futhi akekho umuntu ofanele ukukuqamba.
Mawubongwe wena, Nkosi yami, kuzo zonke izidalwa zakho,
ikakhulukazi elangeni lomfowethu,
osinika yena usuku futhi usikhanyisele.
Futhi lihle futhi likhazimula ngobukhazikhazi obukhulu,
kini, oPhezukonke, kuthwala ukubaluleka.
Mawubongwe wena, Nkosi yami, ngudadewenu inyanga nezinkanyezi,
ezulwini wabenza baba sobala futhi bayigugu futhi bahle.
Mawubongwe wena, Nkosi yami, ngomoya wobhuti
nangomoya kanye nefu nesibhakabhaka esinokuthula nesimo sezulu sonke,
ngayo yonke unika okondla izidalwa zakho.
Udunyiswe, Nkosi yami ngoDadewethu Water,
ethobeke kakhulu, eyigugu futhi emsulwa.
Mawubongwe wena, Nkosi yami, ngomlilo womfowethu,
okhanyisa ngayo ubusuku,
futhi yinhle futhi iyenama futhi inamandla futhi inamandla.
Iyabulala futhi ibomvana - UFrancisco Umbral
Ngithole iqiniso elilodwa kuphela empilweni, ndodana, futhi nguwe. Ngithole iqiniso elilodwa kuphela empilweni futhi ngililahlile. Ngiphilela ukukhala kuwe ebusuku ngezinyembezi ezishisa ubumnyama. Isosha elincane elimpofu elabusa umhlaba, ngakulahlekelwa unomphela. Amehlo akho ajije okwesibhakabhaka. Izinwele zakho zifakele ikhwalithi yosuku. Okusalayo emva kwakho, ndodana, indawo eguquguqukayo, ngaphandle kokuvumelana, njengoba bethi iJupiter, ukungaqondakali okuyisicefe sehlobo nobusika, ukungaziphathi kahle kwelanga nocansi, kwesikhathi nokufa, kukho konke engizulazula ngakho ngoba angazi isenzo okufanele usenze ukuze ufe. Uma kungenjalo, uzokwenza leso senzo hhayi okunye.
Ukugcwala kosuku kungasile. Ubani lesi sibhakabhaka esiluhlaza, lesi sikhathi sasemini ngokuhleka?
Ufakazi ohlukile - UFrancisca Aguirre
Ulwandle, ulwandle yilokho engikudingayo.
Ulwandle futhi akukho okunye, akukho okunye.
Okunye kuncane, akwanele, mpofu.
Ulwandle, ulwandle yilokho engikudingayo.
Hhayi intaba, umfula, isibhakabhaka.
Cha, akukho lutho,
ulwandle kuphela.
Angifuni izimbali, nezandla,
hhayi inhliziyo yokungiduduza.
Angifuni inhliziyo
ngokushintshanisa enye inhliziyo.
Angifuni bakhulume nami ngothando
ngokushintshana ngothando.
USonnet kuLaura - UFrancesco Petrarca
Angikwazi ukuthola ukuthula futhi angikwazi ukwenza impi,
futhi ngiyasha futhi ngiyiqhwa; futhi ngiyesaba futhi konke ukuhlehliswa;
futhi ngindiza phezu kwesibhakabhaka ngilale phansi;
futhi akukho lutho olucindezelwe futhi wonke umuntu wanganga.
Noma ngubani ongigcina ejele, angavuli noma avale,
akangibambi futhi akaxegi ugibe;
futhi uthando alungibulali noma lungihlehlise,
akangithandi futhi akususi ukukhulelwa kwami.
Ngibona ngaphandle kwamehlo futhi ngaphandle kolimi ngiyakhala;
futhi ngicela usizo futhi ngibukeka ngilangazelela;
Ngiyabathanda abanye futhi ngizizwa ngizizonda.
Ukukhala ngiyamemeza nobuhlungu bokuhamba;
ukufa nokuphila kunginikeza ukuvuka okulinganayo;
Ngingowakho, Ntokazi, kulesi simo.
IGatsby Enkulu - UF. Scott Fitzgerald
Lapho ngisemncane futhi ngivikeleka kalula, ubaba wanginikeza izeluleko engingazange ngiyeke ukucabanga ngazo kusukela lapho.
"Noma nini lapho uzizwa ufuna ukugxeka othile," esho, "khumbula ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu onikezwe izinsiza eziningi njengani."
Yilokho kuphela akusho, kepha njengoba sihlale sitshelana konke ngaphandle kokunikela ngokuqonda kwethu, ngakuqonda ukuthi ibinzana lakhe linencazelo ebanzi kakhulu. Umphumela uba ukuthi ngijwayele ukungangahluleli noma ngubani, umkhuba odale ukuthi ngihlanganyele nabantu abaningi abathandekayo futhi ungenze ngaba isisulu senqwaba yezinkunzi ezingenamqondo.