Mlatho wamagetsi

 

 Mlatho wamagetsi 
 kumapeto kwa mapeto    
 m'mphepete mwake 
 pamwamba pa mtengo wa maula  
 tiyeni tiwonekere munthu wamkulu    
 chovala chovala chakuda    
 nkhope yakuda ndi masaya apamwamba    
 chinyezimiro    
 mphaka akutsika pamakwerero    
 kukwera ngalawa zosokera    
 kuchokera m'ngalande zosakhalapo    
 munali malo    
 pansi pa denga la nkhandwe imvi    
 kubwerera kunkhalango    
 osalimba ndikunjenjemera    
 mvula yabwino yosalekeza    
 tili patebulo la blonde    
 dulani ndiwo zamasamba m'mabwalo ang'onoang'ono    
 popanda mpeni kumenya bolodi    
 tinali mithunzi yoponyedwa    
 pamakoma a phanga    
 okonzeka
 kudumphira mumtsinje    
 bata    
 kukumbukira maluwa omwe anamwazikana    
 ndi kuyandama pang'ono    
 maso ake akulu obiriwira    
 kuyeretsa kwake    
 kukhazikitsa njira zopezera    
 pansi pa denga labuluu    
 pogawira mwambowu    
 zala zisanu pachipongwe    
 kulingalira    
 chimphepo m'mphepete mwa mwalawo    
 sitepe ya august    
 opanda nsapato pansi dothi    
 kutsagana ndi caravanserai    
 okonzeka kuwoloka    
 zipata za mzinda    
 popanda mwanayo kuwonekera    
 pamene dzuwa limaphimba mitambo    
 kutali ndi mapiri    
 panthawi yake    
 thanthwe lowawa ndi zipatso zakupsa    
 kuposa nyonga za akavalo    
 zidawakweza kutsogolo kwa agalu     
 pokumbukira maulendo ena    
 mchenga wosanyalanyazidwa udakwera    
 paulendo wamatsenga    
 kutsatira kuwuluka kwa miimba    
 pamwamba pamunda    
 nsapato zomangidwa zolimba    
 m'matope a dzenje lothirira    
 kuposa kukulira kwa lawi la nyali    
 kuvina ndi dzanja limodzi    
 zosautsa     
 popanda kachilomboka kugwa chagada kusuntha    
 ndikumveka kokha kwa ma gut    
 mantha mbalame    
 sanadzuke kuzizira kwa m'mawa    
 kumene kuthambo kunatsekedwa ndi nkhungu    
 talingalirani magulu ankhalango    
 kuchokera kutsidya kwa chipululu    
 ndi kuwononga chilichonse chomwe chili m'njira zawo    
 mpaka kugwetsa makola    
 kuposa maso achimwemwe a nkhope za ana    
 woganiza   
 wopanda munthu wovala chovala chachikopa    
 kuchokera pakati pa bwaloli    
 osaponyerana tambala    
 kutupa ndi mawu owopsa    
 yemwe m'bwalo lodzaza nthenga ndi fumbi    
 ankavala madontho angapo amwazi ngati chithumwa    
 ngale kuchokera pano kupitirira    
 pansi pa chingaka    
 zomwe zinkakwera kwambiri    
 pamalire a nyumba    
 kutupa    
 kusaka mosafulumira     
 cholemba choyenera    
 kusakanikirana ndi kuphulika    
 kuzizira kwakanthawi    
 ulusi bulangeti    
 kwa kugona kotsiriza    
 kuti tsiku likanafika lodzula    
 moto usanagwire    
 log pambuyo pa chipika    
 ndikuti banja lidavomera    
 kumapeto kwa mgwirizano    
 ndi mawonekedwe ovulidwa    
 sikumapereka phokoso la ziwalo zazikulu    
 pansi pa zipilala zowoneka bwino    
  mpaka pansi pa thambo    
 malawi oyimba    
 popanda chovala chowonekera    
 ndi kulira kosakanikirana    
 mu bwalo la choko cha Circassian     
 pomwe adasonkhanitsira choperekacho    
 sungani mchere kukhala mame    
 kuti ziume    
 ma trousseau akale     
 kamodzi pachaka pa Saint John    
 padambo lachigawo    
 wopanda malaya akusowa    
 kukwera m'madzi kuphompho    
 pansi pa kuseka kwa ma lazzi    
 nyimbo zabwino za dzombe    
 sitepe ndi sitepe yotayidwa      
 pokwera mlatho wachisomo    
 Chipilala pambuyo pake    
 magetsi akayamba kukondana ndi maloto    
 kuvutika ndi zikwangwani zamapemphero    
 ndipo akugundana ndi mphepo pamodzi     
 kudzutsa anthu aanthu    
 patsogolo pa m'bandakucha.        
  
  
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Mirabelle plums pa index

 

 Mirabelles pa index    
 mikanda yotsala    
 amene adzawerama    
 mu mthunzi wa masomphenya    
 popanda inki kuwonekera    
 pa chophimbacho    
 mpaka makulidwe a verebu.        
  
 Moyo    
 yodzipangira ntchito    
 polandila    
 milomo yanga yasindikizidwa    
 ndi mtima woganizira    
 modabwitsa    
 ziboda za mouflon    
 pa scree yamapiri.        
  
 Mu Utatu uwu    
 lowani    
 nkhope za ana    
 zithunzi zopaka utoto    
 miyala yonse    
 oyenda mphepo    
 ndi fern epaulet    
 du galimatias des zokambirana.        
  


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                                                                            692 

Kusintha kwachilendo kwanthawi

 

Kusintha kwachilendo kwanthawi
neige advenue
m'munda wamasamba
que l'humide amollit.

Zoyipa zimayikidwa pambali
Wagwa natola masamba
mphaka sakupitanso
sur la froidure des dalles.

Kukhala tcheru wina ndi mnzake
tinagwiritsa ntchito manja athu
pa tsinde la mtengo wa mkungudza
fraternité interrègne oblige.

magalasi akuda Aquarius
verse en ses deux rives
Moyo ndi chikondi
les hôtes de ces lieux.

Ce rien qui fait la manche
pansi pa masamba a mitengo yayitali
kuzungulira anthu
d'une montée ascensionnée.

Tiyeni tiganizire
ndi mnofu wa dziko lathu lapansi
ku zounikira zikubwera
dans notre pays de science.

Tiyeni tisunge mvula
mkati mwa mitima yathu
kotero kuti chikondi chimalamulira
jusqu'à la fin des jours.

Kutibweretsa ife pamodzi mogwirizana
tiyeni tikhale mkate ndi vinyo
zochita za moyo wathu
anatembenukira ku "kusamalira".

Kuchokera ku mineral kingdom
extrayons la liberté et l'énergie
kotero kuti pamoto ndikutsutsana
se mêle le solaire de l'âme humaine.

Tiyeni tikhale luntha lakale
wa zomera zonse
kotero kuti ufumu wa masamba
tourne l'œil du cœur vers le soleil.

Kukhala kufunafuna lucidity
entraînons chiens et chats
kutsogolera mphamvu zisanu
vers l'instinct et l'émotion .

Hommes et femmes de bien
munthawi zikudzazi
tiyeni tikhale munthu watsopano
dans un parfum de co-gérance des règnes.

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Korona wamadambo

 

Wofewa ndikumwetulira
thovu thovu
amathanyula akafuna
analowa m'nyumba
kuthupi ndikufuula.

Nthenga ndi tsekwe
adakwaniritsa zokhumba zake
ya miliri khumi ya Igupto
powunika kudzera mu bronchioles
ngati msuzi anatenga.

Polyglot poyenda kwake
ankachita zokambirana
konsekonse mlengalenga
kudzipereka yekha ngati kuti akudutsa
kudya ndi kupumula mwanzeru.

Chotsani chikho
telle un soldat dès l'aube
iye anali kudutsa mu timipata
amalangiza kwa wotsatsa wokwera kwambiri
zowawa zachabechabe.

Palibe mkangano
pa kulemera kwabwino mtengo wabwino
anali wolimba mtima
pakhomo la okalamba
monga osakhulupirira.

Panali chikondi
mumkhalidwe wake wosinthana
kuyendetsa olakwira akuganiza
chauve souris en goguette
en sortie de taverne.

Anagona kangapo
anthu kuvala zovala zawo
kudula zina zodulira
komanso mosinthana
ya hydra iyi ya nthawi zoyipa.

Osayandikira
osatayanso zenera
zovala zakale
zokumbukira zathu zamanyazi
soyez de marbre hivernal.

Kwa maso ndi maso
zimitsani nyanga yazokhumba zanu
au cri de guerre des Iroquois
mmodzi ndi awiri
mistigris adzatengedwa.

Nthenga ndi tsekwe
tinatuluka mopepuka
za mayeso amasiye awa
kupempha kwa amene zingamukhudze
wokonda kwamuyaya wokhala ndi mapiko oyera.


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690

Ming'alu ya moyo

 Ming'alu ya moyo    
kusochera mu mphepo yamkuntho yamtsinje
où la pierre
est arme de naguère.

Atapachikidwa pa nthambi zochepa
zotsalira za gawo lalikulu
pendent
depuis nthawi yodziyimira payokha.

De l'affront plantigrade sur la mousse
a misampha yomwe maluwa amalemekeza
à la déjection ombreuse
faire notre graphie.

Ziwombankhanga
apaulendo apaulendo amchere
adafika pochoka popanda chovuta chilichonse
ngati sichoncho pakhosi louma.

M'madera amcherewa
que le vent d'autan remémore
imakweza mzimu wakusaka tsiku ndi tsiku
où se nourrir fût pleine activité.

Khalani pa mwalawo
ndi mitsempha yaukali
chizindikiro cha kubwerera kwa mphungu
koti mugonetse mutu wanu.

Chimodzi
ndipo ndipatse dzanja lako
l'enfant libre
kwa amene ndikumupatsa mtima wanga.

Kubwezeretsanso bwino
nthunzi zowoneka bwino
je serai le marcheur
kuyenda molunjika panjira yopapatiza.

Et qu'importe les rebellions
zaka zokongola
adzakhala mabwenzi okhulupirika
marquées du sceau de la véritable humilité.

Kuluma pafupipafupi
dongosolo mu squadron
Ndivula
kuzunzika ndi kupezeka koyera.

Zotsatira zowala
kuda kwachotsedwa
m'mphepete mwa phompho
mugonepo.

Ine sindikhala kanthu
koma palibe konse
kusinkhasinkha mwezi
et m'astreindre au grand murmure.


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Zovala zazing'ono zazing'ono

 

 Zovala zazing'ono zazing'ono    
 pa makiyi a piyano    
 atapempha masiku owopsa    
 anamwaza masamba chikwi a mtengo wakale wa chitumbuwa    
 khwinya lolemera ngati la madiresi akuda    
 kunja kwa mpanda wa Cros.        
  
 Tsegulani zotseka    
 moyang'anizana ndi uvuni wa mkate    
 atatsamira pazenera    
 panali zolemba zambiri zam'madzi    
 loto ndi chikondi    
 popanda mkaka kuwira.        
  
 Tulutsani pamwamba    
 wa nzeru zopanda malire    
 chiwonongeko ndi camisole    
 amuna akulu amzimu    
 alonda osowa amenewo    
 angelo okongola akumwamba.        
  
 Anatenga sitepe yotalikirapo kwambiri    
 mbali inayo    
 kuwomba kachingwe ka mawu    
 kuposa chinthu chosaoneka    
 kuyiwala kutisiya    
 popanda mthunzi wobwerera.        
  
 Ndipatseni chisangalalo chanu    
 kutentha kwambiri pansi pa chophimba    
 kuti mupeze nkhope yanu    
 khutu lowonera    
 zomwe zimayenda motsatira njira zopanda nzeru    
 chimbudzi chachitetezo chachitetezo.        
  
 Wokongola kwambiri komanso wobwezera    
 mlongo wamng'ono amalimba    
 kumapeto onse awiri a bezel    
 pa benchi yasiteshoni    
 maso muzitsulo zolumikizira    
 kuti agwirizane ndi mbalame yosangalatsa.     
  
 Mfundo yayikulu yachisokonezo    
 tchalitchi m'nkhalango chimasuta    
 kuchokera kumoto wotsiriza    
 kulingalira    
 mumsewu wa beech    
 yobereka wathu umboni.        
  
 Ndipo mubadwenso    
 theka mawu okoma mtima    
 pakhomo pakhomo    
 pakati phulusa ndi linden    
 nthawi yomwe amatenga dontho lamadzi    
 kuchokera anamaliza kutsogolo kwa dzanja lotambasula.        
  
  
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Mphaka wamkulu wamaluwa

 

 Mphaka wamkulu wamaluwa    
 kukhathamiritsa chilengedwe    
 ndi zikopa zake za veleveti    
 awoloka odulidwa.       
  
 Kuledzera kwa nsonga    
 kukwera m'misewu    
 pilferage anali m'maso mwake    
 kunyoza silenus wankhondo.        
  
 Kubwera pamodzi ndi kusalakwa   
 kukhala wam'mbali mopupuluma
 zingapangitse nyumbayo kusweka   
 ndi kuwombera mosasintha.        
  
 Kukuwa kwa thunthu    
 zala zamagazi    
 pamtundu wodziwika    
 Amadzikuza nyanga ya malupu.        
  
 Mphindi yapitayi    
 mtima panjira    
 manja awiri agwirizana    
 kunja kwa nyanja.        
  
 Kutunga madzi abwino    
 milomo yonong'ona    
 muyaya waukulu    
 odzaza ndi makhiristo.        
  
 Chiwerengero cha a Moor    
 wa nkhope wachichepere kwambiri   
 kutsogolo kwa antenna yolembetsedwa    
 tinagwada.        
  
 Mafuta odzola oyesedwa
 malaya atang'ambika mphepo ikubwera    
 adawona pakhomo    
 kuwuluka komaliza kwa akhwangwala.  

 Mphaka wamkulu wamaluwa    
 kukhathamiritsa chilengedwe    
 ndi zikopa zake za veleveti    
 awoloka odulidwa.     
  
  
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Lingaliro logwirizana

 

 Mwezi wathunthu    
 ana a mulungu    
 m'misewu yotakata    
 kumene zonse zimaperekedwa    
 kuyankhula kumapereka kukhala.        
  
 Kudzimva wekha akunena    
 kuposa kubangula pang'ono    
 ndi lingaliro lakukhumba    
 ndiwowoneka bwino    
 pa phwando la moyo.        
  
 Tiyeni tikambirane m'mawa wabwino    
 kumene udzu umadzutsa mame    
 pamene kumwetulira kumayamba    
 wa dzuwa lonyowa    
 pa nthawi yoyenera ya tsiku lomwe kumacha.        
  
 Sway mfundo    
 ngakhale ma vest adayenda    
 ku Salisbury yaubwana wathu    
 ndi ana owonjezera    
 magazi osakaniza ndi utuchi.        
  
 Kugwa pansi kuchokera kuphiri    
 hoop wokondwa    
 amatenga mpweya wonyodola    
 osalimba ndi lucid    
 kuchokera kumapangidwe mpaka milomo yayitali.        
  
 Wokonda mwankhanza    
 Kafukufuku wazilankhulo    
 ndi mawu oyaka moto ndi kusonkhezera    
 gwirizanitsani pakhosi    
 zokumbukira zakukhazikitsidwanso.        
  
 Wina    
 mkate ndi vinyo pamodzi    
 munali mwanjira yachilendo    
 chikho cha zopereka zovomerezeka    
 ku kununkhira kopitilira mitima yathu.        
  
 Ndife ampatuko    
 kumbuyo kwa ngoloyo    
 agalu a parousia adapinda makutu    
 kuyesera kufikira malo ampumulo otsiriza    
 ndi malingaliro olumikizana.        
  
  
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Kupsompsonana kwachikondi ndi milomo yopindika

 
Kotero kunayamba kugwa mvula
kuti ndimakhala moyo kuwaona
izi piccotis pagalasi
mphamvu ya moyo iyi
wokhala ndi nkhope yachimwemwe.

Mphepo imachokera ku mzimu
ndipo nyumba imadzaza ndi mpweya
à demeure des souvenirs
ndi zovala zosinthana pakapita nthawi
wopanda mtima wokhumudwa.

A plat sur la toile cirée
masamu azinthu zakale
imbani ngati tambala wokhala ndi khosi lalitali
mokondwera ndikumva
Kutentha komwe kumayambiranso.

Ndi dzanja palibe mphete
malonjezo anzeru
kumwetulira kumayembekezera kuphulika kwa kuwala
ku madyerero opezeka kuwala
le canisse effleurant le pas de porte.

Ni ntchito
ndine wosazindikira
ndi Prussian maso abuluu
chilankhulocho chimatha
m'misewu yamdima ndi yoterera.

Pamaso pakupambana
kutuluka mdzenje
manja a anthu abwino
gwirizanani popanda chisoni
osafulumira.

Mutu umodzi pakati pa ena
ndi manja
yodzaza ndi manja otambasula zala
kutuluka mumlengalenga
kupsompsonana mwachikondi ndi milomo yopindika.


685

Adamu ndi Hava sanamvere

 

 Ndipo kumwamba kunatsika pansi
 ndi zomwe adaziwona
 aliyense akhoza kukumana nazo
 asilikali kulikonse
 makanda a nthochi pamphambano zilizonse
 magetsi ofiira
 kukonza mawonekedwe
 ndipo muli nacho
 popanda chilakolako kapena kuwala.
  
 Chomwe chinatsala chinali kulanda a Champs Elysées
 kugubuduza pakati pa Charybdis ndi Scylla
 kung'ung'udza motsutsana ndi chikasu chonyezimira.
  
 Pomaliza mudzapereka
 kuseka momvetsa chisoni kwa mafumu oundana
 kuti mphepo yamakasino itenge kubetcha.
  
 kukhetsa magazi moyo wanu wonse
 pakati pa nyumba, galimoto ndi gudumu
 kotero kuti nsaru iyera.
  
 ponda dziko lapansi
 mpaka kukhala kotheka
 womangidwa ngati ku Burgos.
  
 Osakumana
 akhoza kukuphikirani
 ndi kugwira ziphuphu zambiri.
  
 Chifukwa chiyani anachotsa Adamu ndi Hava
 kufooketsa chikondi chawo
 kuti apange malo a grotesque gargoyles ?        
  
  
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