UCristiano De André noyise uFaber
Eqinisweni angazi ukuthi ngibhale kangaki UFabrizio De André. Uma kucatshangelwa nemicabango emifushane, engavumelekile engayibhala encwadini yami yezenzakalo zansuku zonke kusukela esikoleni esiphakathi futhi eyayikhuluma ngezingoma zakhe noma ngezingxenye zazo kuphela, kuyoba ngamakhulu. Sengihlale ngibhala ngomculi, angikaze ngikhulume ngowesilisa njengoba ngingakaze ngimazi, yini engangingayibhala? Ngangicosha kuphela imicabango, eqoqwe lapha nalaphaya, kubangani, ozakwethu kanye nomndeni. Kodwa izikhathi eziningi ngike ngizibuze umbuzo, ongasebenza ku-Fabrizio De André kanye nanoma yimuphi omunye umuntu ovelele emphakathini. Bekuyoba njani empilweni yangasese? Ngabe u-Fabrizio De André uzoba kanjani umyeni noma umlingani, ubaba noma umngane?
Indodana yakhe, uCristiano De André
Ngifunde izikhathi eziningana izingxoxo zendodana yakho endala, UCristiano De André, okokugcina ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. Futhi ngipheqa ngamehlo akhe lawo mazwi akhe ngacishe ngambona ngeso lengqondo esemncane ngibe sengimdala, eduze kukayise. Ngazibuza ukuthi ubuntwana bakhe, ubusha nobusha bakhe bunjani ukuba nobaba onesibongo esibaluleke kangaka, ngezindlela eziningi nokungakhululeki. Kungakanani, ezikhathini ezibalulekile zokuphila kwakhe, isibalo sikayise sasikhona futhi uma kunjalo, ngezinga elingakanani. Ngokwamazwi kaCristiano De Andrè, lonke uthando olungapheli olubhekiswe kubaba u-Fabrizio luyakhanya, kodwa futhi nabo bonke ubunzima bokuthwala isibongo okuthi ngezikhathi eziningi bube umthwalo osindayo kunejazi eliwubukhazikhazi ongaligqoka.
Iphupho lakhe? Landela ezinyathelweni zikababa
UCristiano yena owaphupha kusukela esemncane eba ngumculi, ukulandela ezinyathelweni zikayise kanye noyise uFabrizio owazama ukumenqabela ngoba, wamtshela, ukuthi ngaleso sibongo ngeke kube lula. Eqinisweni, kuCristiano De André kwakungelula neze. Ngisho nalokho kufana okungavamile ngokomzimba nalawo mathoni ezwi akhumbuza kakhulu uFaber omkhulu, ngokuqinisekile akuzange kumsize. Iminyaka eminingi le ngxabano yayingenakugwenywa, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo yayinonya olungenaluzwela. Ngoba akulula ukuba yizingane zengcweti, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha isinqumo sokulandela ezinyathelweni ezinkulu azishiyile. Kodwa uCristiano De André wayenamandla kunesisindo sesibongo asigqokile.
Ifa elikhulu
Kusukela kulokho11 January 1999, ngosuku uFabrizio De André afa ngalo amehlo nezwi lakhe unomphela, wazuza ifa layo elikhulu lobuciko. Waphinda wayifunda, wayivakashela futhi futhi wenza ukuba yaziwe ezizukulwaneni ezintsha, kulabo abangakaze bamazi uyise. Futhi leso sibongo sihlala sikhona, sinamandla aso okuphazamisayo. Kodwa ngokuhamba kweminyaka liye landa. Kusukela emthwalweni onzima isiphenduke ingubo ewubukhazikhazi okugqokwa ngayo futhi ngaphansi kwalelo jazi kukhona umculi omkhulu ubaba wakhe abengathanda ukuba ngudokotela wezilwane epulazini lomndeni eTempio Pausania. Ngenhlanhla, uCristiano akazange amlalele ubaba uFabrizio futhi namuhla singajabulela omunye umculi weDe André. Okuwukuphela, kweqiniso, indlalifa eyiqiniso yemayini yegolide yomculo.
Noma: "Nokho, ukuthwala isibongo uDe André kuwumthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu futhi akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi”, Amagama nomculo kaCristiano De André.
