| Foglie gialle Trilussa Ma dove ve ne andate, povere foglie gialle, come tante farfalle spensierate? Venite da lontano o da vicino? Da un bosco o da un giardino? E non sentite la malinconia del vento stesso che vi porta via? | Yellow leaves Trilussa But where are you going, poor yellow leaves, like flutters of butterflies, light-heartedly? Are you coming from near or afar? From a forest or an orchard? And don’t you feel the melancholy of the wind itself that’s sweeping you away? Translation ©Matilda Colarossi 2020 |
Trilussa, the pen-name of Carlo Alberto Camillo Mariano Salustri, was an Italian poet, writer and journalist. He is particularly known for his compositions in Roman dialect.
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