Chitarrata abruzzese
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ho detto ai fiori al vento ed alla luna:
Stanotte io canterò la serenata:
l'eco sospirerà per la laguna
fin che l'avrò destata!
Ed or ch'è notte la luna s'asconde
è notte, e passa l'aquilone;
pupille verdemare e trecce bionde
io più non canterò quella canzone!
Ho detto al sogno mio fatto di luce:
Stanotte la terrò dentro le braccia:
ella verrà, l'incanto la conduce
e l'amor mio l'allaccia.
Ed or ch'è notte, solingo viandante,
io vado e più non spero;
la donna mia mutò passione e amante
e il vento è cupo e l'orizzonte è nero!
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Guitar from Abruzzo
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
I said to the flowers, to the wind, to the moon:
Tonight I will sing a serenata:
the echo will sign across the lagoon
until I have woken her up!...
And now that it’s night, the moon is hidden
it’s night, and the north wind is hidden;
sea-green eyes and blonde tresses,
I’ll no longer sing that song!
I’ve told my [poetic] dream made of light:
Tonight I’ll hold her in my arms:
she’ll come, the incantation will lead her,
and my love will capture1 her.
And now that it’s night, I wander alone,
I go and hope no more;
my lady has changed her passion and lover
and the wind is blean and the horizon black!
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Translator's note: Abruzzo is a southern central region of Italy, bordering the Adriatic Sea
1 literally, to bind, splice (as in rope), or tie/fasten (as in shoes)
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