KALATA YACHIKONDI: VIRGINIA WOOLF NDI VITA SACKVILLE-WEST
Woyang'anira wokonda jenda mu buku lochita upainiya la Virginia Woolf la Orlando, lomwe lidasokoneza kukaniza anthu kuti lisinthe ndale zachikondi chaumphawi, adatengera wolemba ndakatulo wachingerezi Vita Sackville-West, wokonda kwambiri Woolf komanso bwenzi lapamtima la moyo wonse. Azimayi awiriwa adasinthanitsanso makalata achikondi m'moyo weniweni. Nayi imodzi kuchokera ku Virginia kupita ku Vita kuyambira Januware 1927, atangoyamba kukondana kwambiri:
"Tawonani apa Vita - ponyera munthu wako, ndipo tipita ku Hampton Court kukadyera limodzi pamtsinje ndikuyenda m'munda kuwala kwa mwezi ndikubwera kunyumba mochedwa ndikukhala ndi botolo la vinyo ndikukhala bwino, ndipo ndikuuzeni zinthu zonse zomwe ndili nazo m'mutu mwanga, mamiliyoni, miyandamiyanda - Sadzagwedezeka masana, koma pamtsinje mdima. Ganizilani zimenezo. Ponyani munthu wanu, ndi kuti, mubwere.
Pa Januware 21, Vita adatumizira Virginia kalata yowona mtima monyanyira, yochokera pansi pamtima, komanso yosatetezedwa, yomwe ikusiyana kwambiri ndi mawu okonda a Virginia:
"... Ndachepetsedwa kukhala chinthu chomwe chimafuna Virginia. Ndakulemberani kalata yabwino usiku wopanda tulo, ndipo zonse zapita: Ndakusowani, m'njira yosavuta yaumunthu. Inu, ndi zilembo zanu zonse zosalankhula, simungalembe mawu oyambira ngati amenewo; mwina simungamve nkomwe. Ndipo komabe ndikukhulupirira kuti mukhala ozindikira pakadutsa pang'ono. Koma mungaveke mawu okoma kwambiri kotero kuti angataye zenizeni zake. Koma kwa ine kuli kobvuta ndithu: ndikusowa iwe koposa momwe ndikadakhulupirira; ndipo ndinali wokonzeka kukusowani zabwino. Ndiye kalatayi ndi kulira kwa ululu. Ndizodabwitsa momwe mwakhalira wofunikira kwa ine. Ndikuganiza kuti mumazolowera anthu kunena zinthu izi. Watsoka iwe, cholengedwa chowonongedwa; Sindidzakupangitsani kuti muzindikondanso podzipereka motere - Koma okondedwa wanga, sindingakhale wanzeru ndikuyimilira ndi iwe: ndimakukonda kwambiri chifukwa cha izi. Zowona kwambiri. Simudziwa momwe ndingakhalire ndi anthu omwe sindimawakonda. Ndabweretsa ku luso labwino. Koma mwaphwanya chitetezo changa; Ndipo sindimakwiya nazo.”
Patsiku lomwe Orlando adasindikizidwa, Vita adalandira phukusi lomwe silinangokhala ndi bukhu losindikizidwa, komanso zolemba zoyamba za Virginia, zomwe zidamangidwa makamaka kwa iye ku chikopa cha Niger ndipo zolembedwa ndi zilembo zake zoyambira pamsana.
Siyani Mumakonda