Catarì
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Marzo: nu poco chiove...
e n'ato ppoco stracqua.
Torna a chiòvere, schiove...
Ie 'o sole cu ll'acqua.
Mo nu cielo celeste...
Mo n'aria cupa e near...
Mo d' 'o vierno 'e 'tempeste...
Mo n'aria 'e primmavera.
N'auciello freddigliuso
aspetta ch'esce o sole,
ncopp' 'o tterreno nfuso
suspirano 'e viole...
Catarì, che vuò cchiù?
n'tienneme, core mio,
Marzo, tu 'o ssaje, si' tu,
e st'auciello songj'io!
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- ENG English (Anne Evans) , title 1: "Catarì", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Catarì
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
March: a little rain...
then it stops a little.
It starts then stops again...
The sun laughs with the drops of water.
Now the sky is bathed in celestial light...
Now the air is pitchblack ...
Now is the time of winter and storms...
Now is the time of glorious Spring air.
A shivering little bird nearby
waits for the sun to return,
while on the sodden ground
the violets sigh...
Catarì! Isn't it clear..
from what you've heard my heart say?
You know, you are March,
and I am that little bird!
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This text was added to the website: 2006-10-17
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Word count: 92
