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by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)

Uomo del mio tempo
 (Sung text for setting by E. Mainardi)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Sei ancora quello della pietra e della fionda,
uomo del mio tempo. Eri nella carlinga, 
con le ali maligne, le meridiane di morte, 
-- t'ho visto -- dentro il carro di fuoco, alle forche,
alle ruote di tortura. T'ho visto: eri tu, 
con la scienza esatta persuasa allo sterminio,
senza amore, senza Cristo. Hai ucciso ancora, 
come sempre, come uccisero i padri, come ucciscro
gli animali che ti videro per la prima volta.
E questo sangue odora come nel giorno
quando il fratello disse all'altro fratello: 
"Andiamo ai campi". E quell'eco fredda, tenace,
è giunta fino a te, dentro la tua giornata.
Dimenticate, o figli, le nuvole di sangue
salite dalla terra, dimenticate i padri:
Le loro tombe affondano nella cenere, 
e gli uccelli neri, il vento, coprono il loro cuore.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Enrico Mainardi (1897 - 1976), "Uomo del mio tempo"

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)

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