Emilio Ballagas wazalwa ngosuku olufana nanamuhla ngo-1908 ku Camaguey futhi wayeyimbongi kanye nombhali wendatshana womsebenzi oholayo ezincwadini zaseLatin America. Itholakala ku i-neoromaticism, izinkondlo zakhe zigqama ngothando lwakhe olujulile ngezwe lakhe laseCuba kanye nokufuna okujulile kobuzwe. Siyakukhumbula, noma sikuthole, ngalokhu ukukhethwa kwezinkondlo.
Emilio Ballagas
U-Emilio Ballagas Cubeñas wafunda eNyuvesi yaseHavana futhi wathola isihloko sikaDokotela ku Ukufundisa, kodwa wagcina esehlala isitulo de Imibhalo kanye nohlelo lolimi eSikoleni Esivamile Sothisha saseSanta Clara, lapho ahlala khona kwaze kwaba ngu-1946. Ngesikhathi esifanayo wahlanganisa ukufundisa nokufundisa. ukudalwa kwezinkondlo.
Su sebenzisa ibonakala nge ubukhulu ngokomzwelo, ezomculo kanye nezimpande ezijulile zesiko laseCuba. Uthinte izihloko ezifana nalezi uthando, ukufa, imvelo, ubuzwe kanye nesimo somuntu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wakhangwa kakhulu izimpande zase-afrika edolobheni lakubo.
Eminye yemisebenzi yakhe ebaluleke kakhulu yile Injabulo nokundiza, Ukunambitheka kwaphakade o imephu yezinkondlo umnyama waseMelika, indaba eyisisekelo yokuqonda umthelela wesiko lama-Afrika ezinkondlweni zaseLatin America.
U-Emilio Ballagas - Izinkondlo Ezikhethiwe
I-Elegy ka-María Belén Chacón
U-María Belén, u-María Belén, u-María Belén.
María Belén Chacón, María Belén Chacón, María Belén Chacón,
izinqe zakho zinyakaza,
ukusuka eCamagüey kuya eSantiago, ukusuka eSantiago kuya eCamagüey.
Esibhakabhakeni se-rumba,
Ngeke kuphinde kukhanye,
umlaza wakho wamajika.
Imaphi amagxolo abambe phezulu kwephaphu lakho?
U-María Belén Chacón, u-María Belén Chacón…
Imaphi amagxolo abambe phezulu kwephaphu lakho?
Kwakungelona igxolo noma isipikili,
Kwakungesona isipikili futhi kwakungewona umonakalo.
Insimbi, ekuntweleni kokusa, yiyo eyashisa iphaphu lakho!
U-María Belén Chacón, u-María Belén Chacón…
Bese kuthi ekuseni
ngezingubo, kubhasikidi, bathatha i-sandanga yakho,
i-sandanga yakho nephaphu lakho.
Makungadansi muntu manje!
Ungamvumeli u-Andrés omnyama ukuthi aphinde aklebhule amazeze amathathu akhe!
Futhi amaShayina, enza ama-tanganas ngaphakathi kwe-maracas,
yenza ukuthula.
Aqabule izikhiye.
(Sikhulule kubo bonke ububi, Virgin of Caridá!)
Ngeke ngisawubona umzwelo wami
ezibukweni eziyindilinga nezijabulisayo zezinqe zakho ezimbili.
Umlaza wakho wamajika
Ngeke liphinde likhanyise isibhakabhaka sasinga.
U-María Belén Chacón, u-María Belén Chacón.
U-María Belén, u-María Belén:
izinqe zakho zinyakaza,
ukusuka eCamagüey ukuya eSantiago…
Ukusuka eSantiago kuya eCamagüey.
inkondlo engenasineke
Kuthiwani uma uphuzile,
lapho umlomo wami une
ukunambitheka komlotha owomile,
emazweni ababayo?
Kuthiwani uma ufika nini
umhlaba ususiwe futhi umnyama (impumputhe, ifile)
imvula emehlweni ami,
futhi exoshiwe ekukhanyeni kwezwe
Ngakufuna ekukhanyeni kwami,
ekukhanyeni kwangaphakathi engangikukholwa
zigeleza kimi?
(Ngesikhathi ngithola
ukuthi angikaze ngibe nokukhanya
futhi ngaphumputha ngaphakathi kwami,
njengempumputhe ekhubeka kuzo zonke izinyathelo
nezinkumbulo ezibuhlungu njengamakhakhasi.)
Kuthiwani uma ufika lapho isithukuthezi sesiphelile?
bopha futhi ubophe izandla;
lapho ngingakwazi ukuvula izingalo zami
bese uwavala njengama-valve
wegobolondo elinothando elivikelayo
imfihlakalo yayo, inyama yayo, imfihlo yayo;
lapho angilizwa livuleka
i-rose yokuqabula kwakho noma uyithinte
(ukuthinta kwami kwabuna emhlabeni oyinyumba)
futhi ngizwe sengathi ngizalelwe elinye iphunga
lokho kuphendula eyakho,
futhi ungabonisi ama roses akho
umbala wama roses ami?
Kuthiwani uma uphuzile
futhi uzothola (kuphela)
umlotha oqandisiwe wokulinda?
Ngicabanga, ngakho-ke nginguye
Ngicabanga, ngakho-ke nginguye
ezimvemvaneni, ngokuthula, emantombazaneni,
emanzini aphazamisekile avela ntambama.
Ngiyacabanga, bese ngiyakwenza
opoppies nezinyoni nezimpande zesibhakabhaka.
Ngokuvula amehlo ami nje ngenza umoya undize
futhi nginika isibhakabhaka amafu ngentando yeziqhingi.
Ngiyacabanga, bese ngisungula izimo zezwe kanye nokuthinta komzimba
lamantombazane ahamba emthunzini namajuba
nengxenye yamajuba
isinyathelo ngesinyathelo se-moss ukuhlangabezana nokusa.
Ngicabanga, bese nginikeza kule nkathi yasekwindla
amathempeli, izihlahla, amabhuloho avelayo uma uwaqamba.
Ngicabanga, ngakho-ke ngingumngane wama roses,
bhuti wamaphupho eduze kwawo engiwezwayo
izinkophe zakho ziyakhula.
Indlela ulwandle olushelela ngayo lunyakaza ulwelwe lwalo
ngaphansi kwezinkophe zakho
engincike ngokudabukisayo ngobusuku obungenalutho beminwe yami!
Ukuthi nje angijahile ukufela ezindebeni zakho.
O! uthando lwami oluqinisekile lwekota yehora;
ukuthi ngizolahlekelwa mina ebusweni bakho, ezandleni zakho
emzimbeni nqunu umlando kanye nokubingelela.
Ukuthi ngifika esifubeni sakho, esiswini sakho, emathangeni akho
ngamaviolin abandayo namazwi awolintshi,
ngamapiyano anemibala kanye nezibikezelo zezinhlanzi.
Ukuthi nje ngizwa ebusuku futhi nginyakazisa izandla zami
ukuze asuke kancane ohibeni lwezinkanyezi.
Ukuthi nje angicabangi lutho, bese ngikhona ezingalweni zakho,
Kuwukuthi ngicabanga futhi angikho futhi angicabangi futhi angikho.
Ukuthi ngizithola kuphela uma ngikha irozi
futhi ngiphotha ukucula kwe-apula okumsulwa.