“bring me a cocktail of seven colours…
that I may become a rainbow”
| Dalla superbia Farfa chioma dell’accacia ravviata dal pettine del vento graziosamente sfuggivano riccioli di passeri cantori | Of arrogance Farfa crown of the acacia tidied by the wind’s comb were graciously flitting curls of singing sparrows Translation ©Matilda Colarossi 2024 |
Vittorio Tommasini, in art Farfa, was born in Trieste in 1881. Poet, painter and ceramist, he signed his works “Farfa the Futurist” ( no. 3 of the Manifesto of Futurism: Literature exalts thoughtful stillness, ecstasy and sleep. We want to exalt aggressive movement, the feverish sleeplessness, the quick stride, the somersault, the slap, and the punch.) In 1933 he published the collection of poems Noi, miliardario della fantasia, from which these two poems are taken.
| Gigi Farfa non sono sereno stasera portami un kocktail di sette colori come usano a parigi che mi faccia diventare arcobaleno | Gigi Farfa I’m not tranquil tonight bring me a cocktail of seven colours like the ones in paris that I may become a rainbow Translation ©Matilda Colarossi 2024 |
I decided this Sunday would be a playful, happy one. Enjoy. – M.C.
Image: FARF, Studio per la scultura “Incontro di prue”
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