Ukukhethwa kwezingcezu zemibhalo
Ezothando zesiboshwa. Ongaziwa
ICoplas ngokushona kukayise. UJorge Manrique
Khumbula umphefumulo olele,
philisa ubuchopho futhi uvuke
ukubukela
idlula kanjani impilo,
ukufa kuza kanjani
ethule kangaka;
ubumnandi buhamba ngokushesha kangakanani;
kanjani ngemuva kokuvumelana
kunikeza ubuhlungu;
kanjani ngombono wethu
noma yisiphi isikhathi esedlule
Kwakungcono.
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UDon Quixote. Miguel de Cervantes
—INkululeko, iSancho, ngesinye sezipho eziyigugu kakhulu amazulu azinika abantu; ngayo ingcebo ephethwe ngumhlaba nolwandle akunakulinganiswa nakho; ngenkululeko kanye nodumo umuntu angakwazi futhi kufanele aqhubeke nempilo, futhi, ngokuphambene nalokho, ukuthunjwa kungububi obukhulu kakhulu obungahle bufike emadodeni.
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Impilo iyiphupho. ICalderón de la Barca
Ngiphupha ngilapha
kulawa majele alayishiwe,
futhi ngiphuphe lokho kwesinye isimo
ukuthopha kakhudlwana ngazibona.
Kuyini ukuphila? Isidididi.
Kuyini ukuphila? Inkohliso,
isithunzi, inganekwane,
okuhle kakhulu kuncane.
ukuthi konke ukuphila kuyiphupho,
namaphupho amaphupho.
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Ingoma yePirate. UJose de Espronceda
Lowo ngumkhumbi wami ingcebo yami,
leyo nkululeko ingunkulunkulu wami,
umthetho wami, amandla nomoya,
izwe lakithi okuwukuphela kwalo, ulwandle.
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UDon Juan Tenorio. UJose Zorrilla
Yeka ukuthi lokho kumemeza kulahlwe kanjani!
Kodwa, ngishaywe umbani omubi
yebo ekuphetheni incwadi
kabakhokhi kakhulu ngokukhala kwabo!
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I-Regent. I-Leopoldo Alas «Clarín»
Idolobha lobuqhawe lishonile. Umoya waseningizimu, oshisayo nobuvila, uphushe amafu amhlophe aqhephuka ngenkathi egijimela enyakatho. Emigwaqweni kwakungekho msindo owedlula ukukhononda okungaqondakali kwama-eddies othuli, amanikiniki, imicu kanye namaphepha, ahamba esuka komfudlana eya komunye umgwaqo, ukusuka eceleni komgwaqo kuya komgwaqo, kusukela ekhoneni kuya ekhoneni, epheqana futhi ejahana, njengezimvemvane ezifuna omunye komunye futhi bayabaleka nokuthi umoya umboza amafolda ayo angabonakali.
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Ngihamba ngiphupha imigwaqo. U-Antonio Machado
Enhliziyweni yami nganginakho
iva lomdlandla;
Ngikwazile ukuyiklebhula ngolunye usuku:
Angisayizwa inhliziyo yami.
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Indlu kaBernarda Alba. UFederico Garcia Lorca
Engiku-oda kwenziwa lapha. Awusakwazi ukuya nendaba uyihlo. Intambo nenaliti yabesifazane. Isiswebhu nomnyuzi wendoda. Yilokho abantu abazalwa nakho.
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Izihlahla zeminqumo. UMiguel Hernandez
Ama-Andalusians aseJaén,
izihlahla zomnqumo eziqhoshayo,
ngitshele emphefumulweni wami: ngubani,
ngubani okhulise iminqumo?
Akukho okubakhulisile,
imali, noma inkosi,
kepha umhlaba onokuthula,
sebenza ujuluke.
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UCaptain Alatriste. U-Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Wayengeyena umuntu othembeke kunabo bonke noma owayekhonza kakhulu, kodwa wayeyindoda enesibindi.