Isithombe sikaWilliam Blake nguThomas Philips. Ukuqoshwa: Christ in the Sepulcher Kept by Angels, nguWilliam Blake
Namuhla ziyagcwaliseka Iminyaka engama-261 selokhu kwazalwa uWilliam Blake, imbongi, umdwebi nomqophi, futhi ungomunye wabahloli abakhulu be- umdwebi ononhlamvukazi abavelele kuzo zonke izici zakhe. Kuphawule futhi ukuqala kwe- inkathi yothando lwesiNgisi futhi uthathwa njengesandulela sokwethenjelwa. Ngiyakhetha Izinkondlo eziyi-7 enkumbulweni yakhe. Ngoba kungcono ukuyifunda.
William Blake
Wazalelwa endaweni yase Soho eLondon, emndenini osezingeni eliphakathi, we ubaba ongumthengisi nomama okholwayo. Wayeyisibonelo sokwenza kahle bonke ubuciko bakhe, kanye nokufeza impumelelo ebelated kodwa yaphakade lapho enza lokho.
Futhi into engcono kakhulu yokwenza ngayo ukukwazisa. Njengo umdwebi nomqophi, ngalezo zimfanelo eziyingqayizivele zomsebenzi wakhe. Ini poeta, ngendlela yokuqamba izifundo zakhe njengendalo, neqiniso. Noma kunjalo, izinkondlo eziphefumulelwe ngu imibono eyimfihlakalo, futhi ibhekwa njengenye yokuqala futhi eyisiprofetho ngaleso sikhathi neyolimi lwesiNgisi ngokujwayelekile.
Izinkondlo eziyi-7
Lezi zinkondlo eziyi-7 zimunye nje isampula ubuncane ukuthi ngihlanganyela enkumbulweni yakhe.
Phakade
Ngubani ozohlanganisa injabulo kuye
kuzokonakalisa impilo enamaphiko.
Kepha ngubani ozoqabula injabulo ku-flutter yayo
phila entathakusa yaphakade.
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Abagulayo bavuka
Uyagula, oh rose!
Isibungu esingabonakali
endiza ebusuku
ngokukhala komoya,
umbhede wakho utholakele
yenjabulo ebomvu,
nothando lwakhe olumnyama noluyimfihlo
kudla impilo yakho.
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Iphupho
Kanye lapho iphupho liluka isithunzi
embhedeni wami lapho ingelosi ivikele khona:
kwakuyintuthwane eyayilahlekile
Ngotshani lapho bengicabanga ukuthi bukhona
Udidekile, ukhungathekile futhi uphelelwe yithemba,
mnyama, sizungezwe ubumnyama, sikhathele,
Ngikhubekile ngokhuni olucwebezelayo,
ngaphuka inhliziyo, ngamuzwa ethi:
“Hawu zingane zami! Ingabe bayakhala?
Uzomuzwa ubaba wakho ebubula?
Ngabe bazulazula bengifuna?
Babuya bazokhala mi izinyembezi kimi? "
Ngobubele, ngakhala izinyembezi;
kodwa eduze ngabona i-firefly,
ophendule wathi: "Yini ukububula komuntu
ubiza umlindi wasebusuku?
Kukumina ukukhanyisa isihlahlana
ngenkathi ibhungane lizungeza:
manje kulandela ukubhuza kwebhungane;
unyathelwa kancane, woza ekhaya kungekudala. "
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Injabulo
"Anginalo igama:
kodwa ngazalwa ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule. "
Ngizokubiza ngani
"Ngijabulile.
Igama lami ngijabule. "
Sengathi injabulo emnandi ingaba nawe!
Injabulo enhle!
Injabulo enhle, cishe izinsuku ezimbili ubudala,
Ngikubiza ngentokozo emnandi:
ngakho uyamomotheka,
ngenkathi ngicula.
Sengathi injabulo emnandi ingaba nawe!
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Inkanyezi yasebusuku
Wena, ingelosi emnyama ebusuku,
Manje, njengoba ilanga lihlala ezintabeni, liyakhanya
itiye lakho lothando elikhanyayo! Beka umqhele okhazimulayo
futhi simamatheke embhedeni wethu wasebusuku!
Momotheka ngothando lwethu futhi, ngenkathi uqhuba i-
imidwebo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, hlwanyela amazolo akho esiliva
phezu kwazo zonke izimbali ezivala amehlo azo amnandi
ephusheni elifanele. Kwangathi umoya wakho wasentshonalanga ungalala
ichibi. Yithi ukuthula ngokukhanya kwamehlo akho
futhi ugeze uthuli ngesiliva. Presto, presto,
uyeke; bese impisi ikhonkotha ngokuthukuthela yonke indawo
futhi ingonyama iphonsa umlilo ngamehlo ayo ehlathini elimnyama.
Uboya bezibaya zethu zezimvu busibekelwe
amazolo akho angcwele; bavikele ngomusa wakho.
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Ingelosi
Iphupho engiliphuphile, lisho ukuthini?
Ngangiyintombi nto nginokubusa
Ingelosi enhle yangigada,
(Damn ekhala akekho owathandayo!)
Ngakhala ebusuku, emini ngakhala,
Wangiqoqa izinyembezi
Bengikhala emini, ngikhale ebusuku,
Ngangazi ukuthi ngiyifihlela kanjani injabulo yami.
Ukusa kwakhanya
Wakhipha amaphiko akhe wandiza.
Ngasula ubuso bami, ngahlomisa ukwesaba:
Izihlangu, imikhonto, izinkulungwane eziyishumi noma ngaphezulu.
Ngokushesha ingelosi yami yabuya:
Ngangihlomile, weza ngeze;
Isikhathi esincane sanyamalala
Futhi izinwele zami zaba mpunga.
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Inganekwane
Wozani, ondlunkulu bami,
imicibisholo yami.
Uma izinyembezi noma ukumamatheka
bayenga umuntu;
uma ukubambezeleka kothando
ihlanganisa usuku olubalele;
uma ukushaywa kwesinyathelo
kuthinta inhliziyo kusuka ezimpandeni,
nayi indandatho yomshado,
uguqule noma iyiphi inganekwane ibe yinkosi.
Yacula kanjalo inganekwane.
Ngagxuma ngisuka emagatsheni
futhi wangibalekela,
ezama ukubaleka.
Kepha ngibhajwe esigqokweni sami
ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ukufunda
ngubani ongakwazi ukuhleka, ngubani ongakhala,
ngoba luvemvane lwami:
Ngisusile ubuthi
yendandatho yomshado.