Tuesday, April 04, 2023

 

O My Country

Giacomo Leopardi, "All'Italia," lines 1-7 (tr. Jonathan Galassi):
O my country, I can see the walls
and arches and the columns and the statues
and lonely towers of our ancestors,
but I don't see the glory;
I don't see the laurel and the sword
our ancient fathers wore.
Your forehead and your breast are naked,
undefended.

O patria mia, vedo le mura e gli archi
E le colonne e i simulacri e l'erme
Torri degli avi nostri,
Ma la gloria non vedo,
Non vedo il lauro e il ferro ond'eran carchi
I nostri padri antichi. Or fatta inerme,
Nuda la fronte e nudo il petto mostri.



<< Home
Newer›  ‹Older

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?