| In un momento
by Dino Campana In un momento Sono sfiorite le rose I petali caduti Perché io non potevo dimenticare le rose Le cercavamo insieme Abbiamo trovato delle rose Erano le sue rose erano le mie rose Questo viaggio chiamavamo amore Col nostro sangue e colle nostre lagrime facevamo le rose Che brillavano un momento al sole del mattino Le abbiamo sfiorite sotto il sole tra i rovi Le rose che non erano le nostre rose Le mie rose le sue rose P.S. E così dimenticammo le rose. (per Sibilla Aleramo) |
In a moment
by Dino Campana In a moment The roses have withered The petals fallen Because I could not forget the roses We looked for them together We found the roses They were her roses they were my roses We called this journey love With our blood and with our tears we were the roses That shone for a moment in the morning sun We withered them in the sun among the brambles The roses that were not our roses My roses her roses P.S. And thus we forgot the roses (for Sibilla Aleramo)
Translation by ©Matilda Colarossi |
Dino Campana, (1885-1932), was an Italian poet from Marradi in Upper Mugello, a territory that would be a central part of his wanderings and writings. He is famous for his only published book of poems Orphic Songs, his borderline personality, his great genius, his ill-fated love story with Sibilla Aleramo..
In a moment is one of his many unedited poems that can be found at www.liberliber.it , non-profit cultural association for the promotion of artistic and intellectual expression.
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