Scherza il nocchier talora
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Scherza il nocchier talora
coll’aura che si desta;
ma poi divien tempesta
che impallidir lo fa.
Non cura il pellegrino
picciola nuvoletta;
ma quando men l’aspetta
quella tuonando va.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "The sailor is apt to joke", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The sailor is apt to joke
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
The sailor is apt to joke
with the breeze that wakes itself,
but then a storm rises up
which makes him pale as death.
The pilgrim cares not
about some tiny cloud,
but when he least expects it,
that same one brings forth thunderclaps!
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-07
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