Wednesday, April 26, 2023

 

This Age of Mud

Giacomo Leopardi, "Ad Angelo Mai," lines 177-180 (tr. Jonathan Galassi):
                                     Raise the fallen,
since the living sleep. Rearm the dead tongues
of our pristine heroes, so at last
this age of mud will either want to live
and rise to noble action, or be shamed.

                                 Risveglia i morti,
Poi che dormono i vivi; arma le spente
Lingue de' prischi eroi; tanto che in fine
Questo secol di fango o vita agogni
E sorga ad atti illustri, o si vergogni.        180



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