Notte, serene ombre, culla d’aria, mi giunge il vento se in te mi spazio, con esso il mare odore della terra dove canta alla riva la mia gente a vele, a nasse, a bambini anzi l’alba desti. Monti secchi, pianure d’erba prima che aspetta mandrie e greggi, m’ è dentro il male vostro che mi scava.
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Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), "Terra", appears in Acque e terre, first published 1930 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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