URainer Maria Rilke wayeyimbongi nombhali wamanoveli ngubani Ngazalelwa ePrague ngosuku olufana nanamuhla ngo-1875. Okukodwa kwe ababhali ababaluleke kakhulu bolimi lwesiJalimane besikhathi sakhe bese kuba emhlabeni wonke. Lezi izi 6 izinkondlo zakhe ukukhumbula.
URainer Maria Rilke
La ebuntwaneni kaRilke kwaba kumakiwe by umndeni ogcwele izingxabano. Ngemuva kokuyeka isikole samasosha ngenxa yezinkinga zempilo, wakwenza izifundo zemibhalo, umlando wobuciko nefilosofi eMunich naseBerlin. Uzinikele ngokuphelele ekubhaleni naku-vwaya emazweni amaningana eYurophu. Uhlala ngaphakathi EParis, lapho ashicilela khona imisebenzi enjenge Izinkondlo ezintsha, I-Requiem, futhi inoveli Izincwadi zezincwadi zeMalte Laurids Brigge.
Ngesikhathi iMpi Yezwe yokuqala ube kade ku-munich, lapho akhonza khona njengomabhalane. Wagcina eSwitzerland, lapho ashicilela khona iziqu zakhe ezivelele kakhulu: Ama-Sonnet ku-Orpheus futhi i Ama-Elegies eDuino.
Izinkondlo
Usuku lokuwa
Mnumzane: sekuyisikhathi. Kwakukudala ihlobo.
Beka isithunzi sakho kuma-sundials,
futhi ngidedele imimoya enqamula amathafa.
Yenza izithelo zokugcina inkathi;
ubanikeze ezinye izinsuku ezimbili ukusuka eningizimu,
Bakhuthaze ekuvuthweni kwabo bese ubeka
ewayinini elimnandi ubumnandi bokugcina.
Ongenayo manje ngeke enze ikhaya,
owedwa manje uzohlala ekhona,
Uzobuka, afunde, abhale izincwadi ezinde,
futhi ngizulazula ezindleleni,
njengokuthula kwamaqabunga.
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Izimbali
Uma ukuqabuleka kwakho kwesinye isikhathi kusimangaza kakhulu
i-rose enhle,
lokho kungaphakathi kuwe, ngaphakathi,
petal ngokumelene petal, wena phumula.
Isethi evulekile ebanzi isikhungo sayo
ukulala, ngenkathi kuthintwa, kungenakubalwa,
isisa saleyo nhliziyo ethule
ezikhuphukela emlonyeni owedlulele.
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Isithandwa
Yebo ngiyakulangazelela. Ngiyashelela
isandla, ngilahlekelwa yimi,
alikho ithemba lokuphikisana nalokho
lokho, njengokuvela kwakho, kufinyelela kimi
sína, asiphambukisiwe, asihlobene.
… Lezo zikhathi: Ngangiyinto eyodwa kanjani,
lutho ukumemeza, nokungikhaphela;
ukuthula kwami. Yayifana nje neyetshe
umfula uhudula ngawo ukububula kwawo!
Kepha ngaphakathi kimi, kula masonto
kwentwasahlobo, kunokuthile okuvuleke kancane
ephuma onyakeni omnyama equlekile.
Okuthile kudele impilo yami eshisayo
esandleni somuntu ongazi
ukuthi bengikhona izolo.
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entry
Noma ngabe ungubani: ekuphumeni kwelanga phuma
yegumbi lakho, lapho wazi konke;
buqamama yindlu yakho
njengokugcina: noma ngabe ungubani.
Njengamehlo akho angakhathali,
kusukela embundwini osetshenzisiwe abangawususa,
ucosha isihlahla esimnyama kancane
ukumbeka phambi kwesibhakabhaka: mncane, yedwa.
Futhi nguwe owenza umhlaba. Futhi inkulu, futhi ifana nayo
igama okuthi noma kuthule livuthwe.
Futhi ngokwentswelo yakho, qonda incazelo yayo
amehlo akho akhululwe ngesisa ...
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I-panther
Ukubuka kwakhe sekukhathele ukubukela okungaka
leyo migoqo phambi kwakhe, embukisweni ongapheli,
ukuthi akukho okunye okungangena kuyo.
Kubonakala kuye ukuthi kunezinkulungwane kuphela zemigoqo
nokuthi ngemuva kwabo akukho mhlaba.
Njengoba uqhubeka nokudweba kaninginingi
imibuthano emincane ngezinyathelo zabo,
ukuhamba kwamaphaphu ayo, izidladla ezibushelelezi
ukhombisa umdanso onomsindo omkhulu,
azungeze isikhungo lapho esaqaphile khona
iwili enkulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi kuphela, vumela ukuthula, ukuvulwa
yamakhethini afihle abafundi bakhe;
bese uwela isithombe ngaphakathi,
amaslayidi ngemisipha eshubile
iwela enhliziyweni yakhe, ifiphale futhi ife.
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Iculo lothando
Ungawubamba kanjani umphefumulo wami
lokho akuthinti eyakho?
Kufanele ngiyikhulise kanjani
ngisho nezinye izinto, ngawe?
Ngingathanda ukuyikhosela ngaphansi kwanoma iyiphi into elahlekile,
ekhoneni elingaziwa futhi elithule
lapho ukuqhaqhazela kwakho kungakwazanga ukusabalala.
Kepha konke esikuthintayo, wena nami,
usihlanganisa, njengesiteleka somnsalo,
ukuthi izwi elilodwa liqala ezintanjeni ezimbili.
Basicindezele ngasiphi isisetshenziswa?
Futhi yisiphi isandla esishaya senza lowo msindo?