Robert Lowell, Imbongi yaseMelika, yashona ngalolu suku ngo-1977. Yayizalelwa emndenini womphakathi ophezulu Boston, kodwa wayephila kanzima. Utshwala, walaliswa esibhedlela izikhathi eziningana izikhungo zengqondo ukuphila kwakhe konke, naphakathi kwabafundi bakhe wayenakho Silvia Plath y U-Anne Sexton. Siyakukhumbula ngalokhu ukukhethwa kwezinkondlo.
URobert Lowell - Ukukhethwa Kwezinkondlo
Izindonga ezimbili
Udonga olumhlophe lubheke odongeni olumnyama
ndawana thize, futhi bayavusana.
Ngamunye uyasha ekukhazimuleni okuthathwe komunye.
Izindonga, manje sezivukile, kufanele ziqhubeke zikhuluma,
Imibala yabo ibonakala ifana, izithunzi ezimbili ezimhlophe,
yilowo nalowo ehlala emthunzini womunye.
Yeka ukuthi lokhu kwehluka kucashile kangakanani lapho singasakwazi ukukhetha.
Ebusweni bomphindiseli onjalo Don Juan kumelwe ukuba wayihosha inkemba yakhe.
Izindonga zamatshe ezimbili ezimhlophe ezifinyelayo;
ukufuna kwakhe injabulo nokuhlangana kwakhe ...
Kuleli qophelo lempucuko, leli phuzu emhlabeni,
okuwukuphela kwenkampani eyanelisayo ongayicabanga ukufa.
Namuhla ekuseni, isigaxa emphinjeni wami, ngilele lapha,
ephefumula kabuhlungu umphefumulo
kusuka eNew York.
Impilo enhle
Izihlahla ziyaqhakaza, namahlamvu eparele nenkungu
Baziphephetha phezu kwethu engilazini yewayini yama-elms,
unkosikazi, izingane kanye nendlu: umnyombo nokuhloba okungenamsebenzi kwempilo;
kuyasiza, ukubola kokubola...
hhayi ngezindondo ezikhotha izimbongolo endaweni yamaphigogo,
ukujikijela imbewu yezinyoni eqhudeni elinegazi,
noma ukuhlanza okunsomi enkundleni yezigqila—
eRoma kaThithu, eyisicefe, efela ukholo futhi elangazelela ukujabulisa.
Ukhozi luzungezwe amabutho amasha nezinkolelo ezindala.
Mhlawumbe okhululekile uyamangala ngokuhlukunyezwa kombuso
(akuvamile ukuba mnandi, isifo senyongo)
eqhubeka nokudonsa labo ebesingabakhohlwa ngenye indlela,
inja ilele, iqhawe eliqashwe ukwesaba;
amaparele omgexo, namasongo eketangeni.
I-nihilist njengeqhawe
"Umugqa ophefumulelwe yikho konke okulethwa yizimbongi zethu,
Kodwa yimuphi umFulentshi obhale imigqa eyisithupha eyamukelekayo, omunye ngemva komunye?
Kusho uValery. KuSathane kwakuwusuku olujabulisayo.
Umuntu ulangazelela amazwi alenga enyameni yenkabi ephilayo.
kodwa ilangabi elibandayo le-tinfoil likhotha ugodo lwensimbi;
umlilo omuhle ongaguquki wobuntwana
iveza imibono eyisidina.
Impilo igqugquzelwa wushintsho nangencazelo,
Kuwo wonke amasizini siqeda izimpi, abesifazane nezimoto ezintsha
Ngezinye izikhathi, lapho ugula noma ugcwele ukungakhululeki,
Ngibuka ilangabi lenkontileka yalo mdlalo liba luhlaza,
Isiqu sommbila sithola izimbali nezandiso eziluhlaza.
I-nihilist kumele iphile umhlaba njengoba unjalo
ukubheka okungenakwenzeka ukwenyukela ekumosheni.
Abamsulwa abangcwele
Lalela, izinsimbi zotshani zikhala njengoba
umgwaqo
amasondo anyathelayo amasondo etiyela
kanye neqhwa lomlotha, ngaphansi kwesigayo se-hemp
kanye nesiteshi se-tarpon. Zivuthe amathe, ziyama izinkabi
ngimangazwe ukuzivikela kwemoto,
futhi ngokumangalisayo bahamba begudla igquma laseSan Pedro.
Bheka, abangangcolisiwe ngowesifazane, ubuhlungu babo abukho
kulo mhlaba:
Inkosi uHerodi imemeza iziphindiselela eduze kwemilenze
zikaJesu zalukwa zaqina emoyeni.
Inkosi yezilima nezingane eziyizimungulu. Ngokuqhubekayo
uHerode ukuthi lo mhlaba; kanye nonyaka,
umusa oyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amane nanhlanu
hhayi ngaphandle kokukhathala nokulahlekelwa ukukhanya igquma slags
lokuhlanjululwa kwethu; zisondela izinkabi
kuze kube yisibhicongo sesitebela sakhe;
umkhombe ongcwele lapho umbhede ungumbele
kanye nokusabalala kwe-holly ngoKhisimusi. Yebo njengoJesu
Bafa ngaphansi kwejoka, ngubani oyobakhalela?
Iwundlu likaMelusi, Mntwana, uqamba amanga kanjani!
Njengesihlahla ngasemanzini
Ubumnyama bubiza ubumnyama, namashwa
ibekwe emafasiteleni alokhu okuhleliwe
Boston Babel lapho imali yethu ikhuluma khona
nobumnyama obukhulu emhlabeni
wokulungiselela lapho iNcasakazi ihamba khona
nama roses azungeza ubuso bakhe koqweqwe lwawo
bawela emigwaqweni ewugwadule.
Nkosazana yethu yaseBhabhiloni, qhubeka, qhubeka,
Ngake ngaba yindodana yakho oyithandayo,
Izimpukane, izimpukane esihlahleni, ezitaladini.
Izimpukane, izimpukane, izimpukane zaseBhabhiloni
hum ezindlebeni zami kuyilapho idemoni
umngcwabo nengoma ende yabantu yenza kuqhume ihora
wemizi entantayo lapho abakhi baseBabele
ulimi lwegolide lukasathane luyabaxwayisa
ukwakha umuzi wakusasa kusuka lapha kuya elangeni,
lowo oseBoston emigwaqweni engaphansi
ayikhanyi neze; lapho ukukhanya kwelanga kukhona inkemba
ohlasela umlindi weNkosi;
Izimpukane, izimpukane, esihlahleni, emigwaqweni.
Indiza phezu kwamanzi amangalisayo e-Atlantic
u-ayisikhilimu, namehlo kaBernadette
Babona uNkosikazi Wethu emi endaweni
kaMassabielle, ngokucacile
ukuthi umbono wakhe waphuphuthekisa amehlo okucabanga. Ithuna
ivulekile futhi idliwe kuKristu.
Oh izindonga zaseJeriko! kanye nezitaladi zonke
okuholela odongeni lwethu lwe-Atlantic ukucula:
"Hlabelela,
Hlabelelani ngokuvuka kweNkosi!
Izimpukane, izimpukane esihlahleni ezitaladini.