Yamila de Aitmatov
“Having seen four sons off to war, they found consolation in Jamila, the only daughter-in-law of the two houses, and that is why they were so concerned with her well-being”. “Happiness is the lot of those who keep their honour and conscience clean”. “It was neither Kirghiz nor Kazakh, but there was something of both in it. Daniyar had combined the best melodies of the two related peoples and had curiously woven them into a never-to-be-repeated pattern. This was a song of the mountains and steppes, now soaring like the Kirghiz mountains, now vast and rolling like the Kazakh steppes”. “I was saying good-bye to more than Jamila and Daniyar--I was saying good-bye to my childhood”. “Keep on, Jamila, never regret what you've done, for you have found your difficult happiness!" As I look at them I hear Daniyar's voice. He is calling to me to set out, and that means it is time for me to prepare for the journey. I will cross the steppe to my native village and will find new colours there”. + Leer más |