Oscar Wilde wazalwa ngosuku olunjenganamuhla ngo-1854. Ebhekwa njengomunye wababhali beshashalazi abavelele kakhulu base-Victorian London, futhi wayengumbhali omkhulu esinikezele kuye izihloko ezimbalwa lapha. Kodwa ingxenye yakhe yobunkondlo ayaziwa kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, ukuyibuyisela noma ukuyithola, lapho baya khona 4 izinkondlo zomsebenzi wakhe ukukhumbula.
Oscar Wilde - 4 izinkondlo
Ukuphelelwa yithemba
Izinkathi zonyaka zichitha incithakalo yazo njengoba zidlula,
Ngoba entwasahlobo ama-daffodils aphakamisa ubuso bawo
Kuze kube yilapho ama roses eqhakaza emalangabini avuthayo;
Futhi ekwindla ama-violets aqhakaza
Lapho ingwenya inyakazisa iqhwa lasebusika,
Kodwa izihlahla ezibuthakathaka ziyozalwa kabusha,
Futhi lo mhlaba ompunga uyokhula ube luhlaza ngamazolo ehlobo;
Futhi izingane zizogijima olwandle lwama-primroses abuthakathaka.
Kodwa ukuphila okunjani, ukuhaha okubabayo
Dabula izithende zethu, sibheke ubusuku obungenalanga,
Ingabe izolikhuthaza ithemba lalezo zinsuku elingeke lisabuya?
Isifiso sokuvelela, uthando, nayo yonke imizwa evuthayo
Bafa ngokushesha, futhi sithola injabulo kuphela
Izinsalela ezibunile zenkumbulo ethile efile.
ngaphansi kuvulandi
O inkanyezi enhle enomlomo obomvu klebhu!
O nyanga ensundu yegolide!
Bayavuka, bavuka eningizimu enephunga elimnandi!
Bakhanyisa indlela yothando lwami,
Ukuze izinyawo zakhe ezithambile zingaduki
Emoyeni owehla entabeni.
O inkanyezi enhle enomlomo obomvu klebhu!
O nyanga ensundu yegolide!
O isikebhe esinyakazisa olwandle oluyincithakalo!
O mkhumbi weziseyili ezimanzi, ezimhlophe!
Buya, ngibuyele ethekwini!
Kulungile sithandwa sami nami ngifuna ukuhamba
Ezweni lapho kuqhuma ama-daffodils
Phezu kwenhliziyo yesigodi esinsomi!
O isikebhe esinyakazisa olwandle oluyincithakalo!
O mkhumbi weziseyili ezimanzi, ezimhlophe!
O, inyoni ye-bass edlulayo, amanothi amnandi!
Nyoni ephumula amazolo!
Cula, cula ngezwi lakho elithambile esikhaleni!
Sthandwa sami embhedeni wakhe omncane
Uzokulalela, uzophakamisa ikhanda lakhe emqamelweni
Futhi kuzohamba ngendlela yami!
O, inyoni ye-bass edlulayo, amanothi amnandi!
Nyoni ephumula amazolo!
O imbali elenga emoyeni oqhaqhazelayo!
O imbali yezindebe ezineqhwa!
Yehla, yehlela ezinweleni zothando lwami!
Kufanele ufele ekhanda lakhe njengomqhele,
Kumelwe ufele emphethweni wezingubo zakhe,
Ekukhanyeni okuncane kwenhliziyo yakhe kufanele uphumule!
O imbali elenga emoyeni oqhaqhazelayo!
O imbali yezindebe ezineqhwa!
Izwi lami
Kulo mhlaba ongaphumuli, ogijimayo, wesimanje,
Sikhipha yonke intokozo ezinhliziyweni zethu, mina nawe.
Manje oseyili abamhlophe bomkhumbi wethu banyakaza kancane,
Kodwa isikhathi sokugibela sesidlulile.
Izihlathi zami zibunile ngaphambi kwesikhathi sazo,
Kwaze kwakhala kwaze kwangibalekela injabulo.
Ubuhlungu bupende izindebe zami zaba mhlophe,
NeNcithakalo idansa emakhethini ombhede wami.
Kodwa konke lokhu kuphila okunesiphithiphithi bekungenxa yakho
Hhayi ngaphezu kwe-lira, ukulila,
Isipelingi somculo esicashile,
Noma mhlawumbe ingoma yolwandle olulele,
Ukuphindwa kwe-echo.
ukufa empilweni
Izenzo ezimbi kakhulu, njengamakhambi anobuthi,
ziqhakaza kahle emoyeni wejele.
yilokhu okuhle kuphela kumuntu
okumoshiweyo nokubunayo khona;
usizi oluphaphathekile lulinda umnyango osindayo,
futhi umqaphi uphelelwe ithemba.
Ngoba ziyalamba umfana omncane othukile
aze akhale kokubili imini nobusuku:
nishaye obuthakathaka, nishaye isiwula;
bagcona ikhehla elingwevu,
futhi abanye bayahlanya, futhi konke kuhamba kabi,
futhi akukho mazwi angashiwo.
Wonke amangqamuzana aminyene esihlala kuwo
Yindlu yangasese emnyama engcolile
kanye nomoya wokufa okuphilayo
vala yonke isudi ye-pinstripe,
futhi konke ngaphandle kwenkanuko kuphenduka uthuli
emshinini wobuntu.
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