It may be that there is just too much talk of "patria", nation, in the world today. Or maybe it is just because, as always, Pirandello expresses exactly what I feel (and my mother always said about loving one's children)... Fatto sta, I'm translating and posting after a somewhat longish pause... QUANDO SI COMPRENDE …Read more Luigi Pirandello: Quando si comprende/ When you understand
#peace
Erri De Luca : Ucraina in Agosto / Ukraine in August
"They arrived treading on snow, now they’re wearing sandals in the shade of blackthorns heavy with ripe fruit." Ucraina in Agosto Erri De Luca La luna più grossa l’ho appena vista sull’Ucraina la sera dell’11 agosto. Saliva sopra le colline, ravvicinata, enorme. L’effetto è stato di stupore, di calma, di quiete. Non doveva…Read more Erri De Luca : Ucraina in Agosto / Ukraine in August
Camillo Sbarbaro: Quest’anno le agavi/ This year the agaves
"At dawn sometimes my sense of being is so filiform, that looking away would suffice, it seems, for me to descend untorn into nothingness." Quest’anno le agavi Camillo Sbarbaro Quest’anno le agavi del litorale han messo il fiore: un’alberella di pannocchie bionde, alloggio alle vespe.Sulla vertebra nuda della strada, sui monti calvi e…Read more Camillo Sbarbaro: Quest’anno le agavi/ This year the agaves
Gianni Rodari: La luna di Kiev/ The moon in Kyiv
And after a pandemic that confined us to our homes and deprived us of our loved ones, Man, in his senseless cruelty, has decided it is now time for war. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine, to all the children…may they all be safe soon. La luna di Kievdi Gianni RodariChissà se…Read more Gianni Rodari: La luna di Kiev/ The moon in Kyiv
parallel texts: words reflected 