There is something so playful about translating rhyme. I don't know if translating is the right word, really I don't: how can something that has so much to do with sound actually be "translated" when to reproduce the authors' "sounds" you have to use words so different from their own? I'm presenting two examples here…Read more Gianni Rodari: (reinventing rhyme in translation) La famiglia punto e virgola; L’ago di Garda.
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Gianni Rodari: Il pane/ The loaf
I first published the translation of "Il pane" by #GianniRodari on December 18, 2017, here. Three years later, I have translated it slightly differently: there is no end to the possible combinations, or solutions, when we are playing with rhyme (yes, playing, because rhyme is a game for "children" of all ages). So here it…Read more Gianni Rodari: Il pane/ The loaf
Trilussa: Felicità/ Happiness
"happiness is a very small thing" - Trilussa (Carlo Alberto Salustri) Felicità di Trilussa C'è un'ape che se posa su un bottone de rosa: lo succhia e se ne va... Tutto sommato, la felicità è una piccola cosa.Happiness by Trilussa Swooping down, a busy bee lands on the bud of a…Read more Trilussa: Felicità/ Happiness
Gianni Rodari: interview and song “Ci vuole un fiore”
"Everyday things have secrets to tell those who know how to look and listen." Gianni Rodari intervistato dai bambini Bambina: Da piccolo leggeva e le sono servite le sue letture per scrivere adesso i libri? Gianni Rodari: Da piccolo leggevo dentro una cassa di legno, non una cassa da morte. Mio padre…Read more Gianni Rodari: interview and song “Ci vuole un fiore”
parallel texts: words reflected 