URosa Chacel Wayengumlobi wezinkondlo, umlobi wezindaba, nomlobi wamanoveli. Wazalelwa eValladolid ngo-1898, ushonile usuku olufana nanamuhla ngo-1994 eMadrid, lapho ayehlala khona. Kuxhunywe ku- Isizukulwane sama-27Usebenzisane nomagazini abambalwa futhi wajoyina imibuthano ebalulekile yezincwadi yangaleso sikhathi efana ne-Athenaeum. Ngomsebenzi wakhe obanzi, owenziwe ngamanoveli, ama-eseyi, izindaba ezimfushane nezinkondlo, inoveli yakhe ivelele Indawo yaseMaravillas. Unqobile Umklomelo Kazwelonke Wezincwadi ISpanishi ngo-1987, phakathi kwabanye. Lokhu kungenye ukukhethwa kwezinkondlo. Ukukhumbula noma ukukuthola.
Rosa Chacel - Izinkondlo Ezikhethiwe
Amatilosi
Yibo abaphila engakazalwa emhlabeni:
ungazilandeli ngamehlo akho,
amehlo akho aqinile, ondliwe ukuqina,
uwela ezinyaweni zakhe njengokukhala okungenakuzisiza.
Yibo abahlala ekukhohlweni ketshezi,
ukuzwa kuphela inhliziyo yomama ebazamayo,
ukushaya kwenhliziyo noma kwesiphepho
njengemfihlakalo noma iculo lendawo ethandekayo.
Uvemvane lwasebusuku
Ubani ongakubamba unkulunkulukazi omnyama
ngubani ongalokotha awuphulule umzimba wakho
noma uphefumule umoya wasebusuku
ngezinwele ezinsundu ebusweni bakho? ...
Ah, ngubani ongakubopha lapho uphasa
ebunzini njengokuphefumula kanye namabhuzz
ukuhlala kuzanyazanyiswa yindiza yakho
futhi ngubani owayengafa ngaphandle kokufa! ngiyakuzwa
kuthuthumela ezindebeni kumile
noma uhleke emathunzini, ungamboziwe,
lapho ingubo yakho ishaya izindonga? ...
Kungani ufika esithabathabeni somuntu
uma ungeyena owenyama yabo noma ungenayo
izwi futhi awukwazi ukuqonda izindonga?
Kungani uletha ubusuku obude obungaboni
lokho akungeni enqoleni yemikhawulo ...
Kusuka ekuphefumuleni okungashiwongo kwethunzi
ukuthi ihlathi lincike emithambekeni
idwala eliphukile, ubulembu obungalindelekile-,
kwizingodo noma imivini,
kusuka ezwini elinokuthula lokuthula
amehlo avela ezimpikweni zakho ezihamba kancane.
Inika i-datura ingoma yayo yasebusuku
edlula ikhampasi lapho i-ivy ihamba khona
ekhuphukela ngasekuphakameni kwezihlahla
lapho inyoka idonsa izindandatho zayo
namaphimbo athambile ashaya umphimbo
phakathi kukadaka okondla umnduze omhlophe
babuka ebusuku kakhulu ...
Ezintabeni ezinoboya, emabhishi
lapho amagagasi amhlophe ehlanza khona
isizungu eseluliwe sisendizeni yakho ...
Kungani uletha ekamelweni lokulala,
ewindini elivulekile, uqinisekile, uvalo? ...
Indlovukazi u-Arthemisi
Uhleli, njengezwe, ngesisindo sakho,
ukuthula kwemithambeka esiketi sakho kunwebekile,
ukuthula nemithunzi yemihume yasolwandle
eduze kwezinyawo zakho zokulala.
Ngabe iliphi igumbi lokulala elijulile lapho ama-eyelashes akho avumela khona
lapho uphakamisa okusindayo njengamakhethini, yehla
njengama-shawls womshado noma ama-drapes omngcwabo ...
Kukuphi ukuhlala okungapheli okufihliwe kusukela esikhathini?
Iphi indlela etholwa yizindebe zakho,
yimuphi umhosha wenyama umphimbo wakho wehlela kuwo,
Yimuphi umbhede waphakade oqala emlonyeni wakho?
Iwayini lomlotha utshwala balo obumuncu liyaphuma
ngenkathi ingilazi idlala, ngekhefu layo, umoya.
Imiphunga emibili iphakamisa iphunga layo eliyimfihlo,
kuyacatshangelwa futhi kukalwe ngaphambi kokudideka.
Ngoba uthando lulangazelela ithuna lalo enyameni;
ufuna ukulala ukufa kwakhe kushisa, ngaphandle kokukhohlwa,
ekwehliseni okuqinile lapho igazi libubula
ngenkathi iphakade lishaya empilweni, ukuqwasha.
Wena, mnikazi nomhlali wemifantu ...
Wena mnikazi nomhlali wemifantu,
emula wenyoka yase-Argentina.
Wena, obalekela umbuso weSloe
futhi ubalekela ukuphuma kwelanga ngehora lokugxuma.
Wena, yini, njengomeluki wegolide
ogaya ekhoneni elimnyama, elibuhlungu,
umvini awusondli, ukuthi i-crucible iyancipha
futhi yebo, igazi lakhe ulikhama, u-sippy.
Uyahamba, ungazincolisi, phakathi kwesixuku esingahlanzekile
maqondana nendawo lapho kutholakala khona umkhondo omuhle,
ijuba lincelisa amaphuphu alo.
Mina, okwamanje, ngenkathi kunegazi, kumnyama
ukukhuphuka ezindongeni zami kusongela,
Nginyathela isipoki esivutha ebuthongweni.
Ngithole umnqumo kanye ne-acanthus ...
Ngithole umuthi we-olive kanye ne-acanthus
ukuthi ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi utshalile, ngithole ngilele
amatshe ebunzi lakho ahlukanisiwe,
nalokho kwesikhova sakho esithembekile, iculo elinesizotha.
Umhlambi ongafi, uzondla ngengoma
kokusa kwakho naps esidlule,
izinqola ezihlanyayo, zihambile
yamahora akho amuncu nosizi.
Umnyuziyamu obomvu onolaka nodlame,
ubuqhawe obuhle nobumsulwa
ukuthi lapho uphuphe khona namhlanje kuhleli.
Ngakha lezi zicucu ngiqamba isithombe sakho.
Ubungani bethu iminyaka yami uqobo ibalwa:
isibhakabhaka sami nethafa lami likhulume ngawe.
Umculo omnyama, oqhaqhazelayo ...
Umculo omnyama, oqhaqhazelayo
impi yombani kanye ne-trill,
wokuphefumula okubi, okuphezulu,
komnduze omnyama kanye ne-eburoy rose.
Ikhasi elifriziwe, elingakulinge
kopisha ubuso bezinhlawulo ezingenakulungiswa.
Ifindo lokuthula liyathula
nokungabaza emzileni wayo onameva.
Ngiyazi ukuthi kwakuthiwa uthando. Angikhohliwe,
futhi, lawo mabutho amaserafi,
bavula amakhasi omlando.
Faka indwangu yakho emgqonyeni wegolide,
ngenkathi uzwa izinhliziyo zikhala,
futhi uphuze umpe othembekile enkumbulweni yakho.
Umthombo: Kuhhafu wezwi