UJorge Manrique, enye yezimbongi zethu ezivelele kusukela ekuqaleni kwezincwadi kanye nendoda yezikhali, ushonile usuku olufana nanamuhla lwe 1479 ngenkathi ngilwela Isabel the Catholic empini yakhe yamandla ngokumelene noJuana la Beltraneja. Wangcwatshwa esigodlweni se ucles.
Cishe izingoma ezingamashumi amane zomsebenzi wakhe wezinkondlo zigciniwe kanti ezidume kakhulu yilezi UCoplas ekufeni kukayise. Namuhla simkhumbula nge ukukhethwa kwezinye izinkondlo.
Jorge Manrique - Izinkondlo ezikhethiwe
Ofuna ukukubona kangaka
I
Ubani ofuna ukukubona kangaka,
mama, ngingazi,
uzokwenzenjani emva kokukubona,
ngenkathi ngingakuboni?
II
Ukwesaba okukhulu kunempilo yami
ukubuka ubukhona bakho,
Awu, uthando ungekho
wangilimaza ngesilonda esingaka;
nakuba kuyingozi,
ngiyajabula ukukwazi,
futhi uma ngifa ngoba ngikubona,
ukunqoba kwami kuyoba ukukubona.
Izingoma
Kungabi kude, Kufa, ngiyafa;
woza, ngokuba ngihlala nawe;
ngithande, ngoba ngiyakuthanda,
ukuthi ngokuza kwakho ngiyethemba
ungabi lempi nami.
Joyful Life Remedy
ayikho indlela,
ngenxa yokulimala kwami okukhulu
livela engxenyeni enjalo
Iliphi wena kuphela ikhambi?
Ngakho-ke woza lapha, njengoba ngifa;
ngifuneni, ngokuba ngiyanilandela;
ngithande, ngoba ngiyakuthanda,
nangokuza kwakho ngiyethemba
ungabi nokuphila nami
Kungani, ngesikhathi elele, umngane wakhe amqabule?
Wenza ukuvukela umbuso
Awu, ungizwise ubuhlungu, ngilele
enxebeni engiqondayo
lokho kuzoba uthando olukhulu
isifiso somunye
ubuhlungu njengoba wanginika,
lokho akulimazi noma kubi
noma okubi ongenze khona kimi.
Ngiyakuthethelela ukufa kwami;
kodwa ngezimo ezinjalo,
kuthiwani ngamakhaphela anjalo
bophezela inkulungwane nsuku zonke;
kodwa bonke bamelene lami
ngoba, ngale ndlela,
Angithandi ukuthi kufa omunye
Hhayi-ke bengifanele.
Ubani owayengekho ebukhoneni...
Ubani owayengekho lapho,
ungabi nokholo ekuthembeni,
ngoba azinakwa futhi ziyanyakaza
izimo zokungabikho.
Ofuna ukuthandwa
sebenza ukuze ube khona,
ukuthi uma engekho,
ngakho-ke maduze izolibaleka:
futhi ulahlekelwe yithemba
owayengekho lapho,
ngoba azinakwa futhi ziyanyakaza
izimo zokungabikho.
Tapia
ukungabi khona kungashintsha
uthando kwelinye isifiso,
kodwa kungeyisikho ukuthi lilamandla
ukwenza ukhohlwe
ngoba mina nginamanga
yowesifazane engingamboni,
Nginesifiso esisha esinjalo
Angazi ukuthi ngiphila kanjani.
Futhi lokhu ukucabanga
ukuthi ukungabi khona kushintsha uthando,
kodwa kungeyisikho ukuthi lilamandla
ukuze ukwazi ukukhohlwa
Kowesifazane omuhle kakhulu
Nkosazana emnene, muhle kakhulu,
olingana kuye umusa ongaka,
ngubani okwenze wakudumisa,
ukuthi ulimi lwami alusalokothi
futhi akazi.
Bese kuba igama elihle
Wakwenza njengetshe eliyigugu
ngubani ongalokotha ngaphandle koyedwa
isandla sakhe esilamandla
wenzani kuwe wamenzani?
Qhathanisa ukuthi febrería ecebile
ngubani owenza kube nguye ocwebezelayo,
Awu, ubuhle bubude kakhulu,
ngubani oyizalayo
kanjalo nakanjani
Futhi uma kukhona ofuna lapha
ukucabanga ukuthi ufuna ukukudumisa,
hamba ngizokubona, futhi uma ngikubona,
uma ngiqeda ukukubuka
Uzokwazi kuphela ukuthi akukhonze kanjani.
Ngoba noma ngenza ubuso
ngokuphelela umdwebi,
njalo inokwesaba okuthile
ukuthi uzokwenza, uma ebheka,
Okungcono kakhulu.
kodwa ukhuliswe ngubani
akwesabi lokhu,
ngoba kuzo zonke izenzo zakho
izibalo azidwebile
umusa omkhulu wabapha.
Qeda Ngakho ngiyamthola lowo Nkulunkulu
kanye noMama wakhe okhazimulayo
abazange baphakamise igugu elingaka
ubuhle njengawe
awumuhle kangako
Nokuphelela okungaka
bakunika ngaphandle komehluko,
ekuphakameni kwakho okukhulu
Ngibhala ngiphetha:
"Nkulunkulu enze ingoma yakho."
Esilonda esibulalayo...
I
Esilonda esibulalayo,
ukungalingani,
osohlangothini olubi,
uzokwazi kamuva ukuthi iyiphi
nguye oqotho
inceku nesithandwa;
ngoba ukwenzile
kimina ngemva kokunqotshwa
entendeni
ukuthi wena, ntokazi, uwinile
lapho ngilahlekile
nawe sithandwa
II
lempi edabukisayo
ufunani
ulimi lwami seluyamemezela,
udinga ukukubona
futhi uyakudala
umusa wakho ngokungangabazeki;
ngoba intando yami iwukholo,
futhi ongabaza utho kuye.
ngingangabaza
ngokungabaza ukuthi ngiyazi
ezingasoze zisindiswe
lokuhlubuka.
III
ngoba ngesaba kakhulu
futhi qaphela
kokukholwa kwenu okuncane,
ngenxa yalesi sizathu ngibambezelekile
ukuze wazi ngaphambili
imbangela yaleli qiniso:
zinjani izinkanuko zami
wahlupheka;
ngakho-ke, ukwaneliseka,
kufanele kube yizizathu zami
bakholwe kahle.
IV
Nkosikazi, kungaba yini?
ukumosha kakhulu
sonke isizathu sami esishiwo,
uma ukungabaza kungajabulisi
nomqondisi wakho,
okuthiwa Ukuhlakanipha;
njengoba kuyo ungasangabazi,
kahle kuyiqiniso futhi kuyiqiniso kakhulu
engikubhalayo,
ngaphambi kokuthi ungisize kakhulu,
ukuthi ngifile ngempela,
phila.
V
I-CABO
Awu, ingabe lokhu kuyisipiliyoni?
ukuthi ubusukwazi
le nhlanhla,
ngokunganikezi ukholo,
asikho isizathu sokuthatha ukuphila
futhi ubulale.
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