Dannazione Giuseppe Ungaretti Chiuso fra cose mortali (Anche il cielo stellato finirà)Perché bramo Dio? Damnation Giuseppe Ungaretti Enclosed among mortal things(Even the starry sky will end) Why do I long for God? Translation ©Matilda Colarossi 2021 "Dannazione" was written by Giuseppe Ungaretti on June 29, 1916,…Read more Giuseppe Ungaretti: Dannazione/ Damnation
On indifference: #lestweforget #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay2021
"Whoever is devoid of the capacity to wonder, whoever remains unmoved, whoever cannot contemplate or know the deep shudder of the soul in enchantment, might just as well be dead for he has already closed his eyes upon life.” Albert Einstein L'indifferenza è l'ottavo vizio capitale. Don Andrea GalloIndifference is the eighth capital sin.…Read more On indifference: #lestweforget #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay2021
Joyce Lussu: C’è un paio di scarpette Rosse/ There is a pair of red shoes
"Translating poetry is not an arid academic and philological exercise on the grammatical and syntactical complications of language. Translating poetry means striving to understand it; it almost means reliving it. All you need (but it is indispensable) is to have a common denominator with the poet on man's position on life." Joyce Lussu For the…Read more Joyce Lussu: C’è un paio di scarpette Rosse/ There is a pair of red shoes
Demetrio Paolin: Conforme alla gloria/ In conformance with glory
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay #lestweforget Conforme alla Gloria: Una giornata normaleDemetrio Paolin La pelle ha una strana caratteristica. Quando l’ago, uno spillo minuscolo che lacera solamente lo strato più superficiale, le entra dentro, essa trattiene come una spugna l’inchiostro che viene rilasciato. Quando Enea infila l’ago nella spalla del giovane, vede la pelle colorarsi poco alla…Read more Demetrio Paolin: Conforme alla gloria/ In conformance with glory
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