A mia madre | Tu pure, madre, leggi le mie rime

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by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

To my mother

Language: English

Our translations: GER ITA

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You too, my mother, read my rhymes
For love of unforgotten times,
And you may chance to hear once more
The little feet along the floor.

Text Authorship:

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "To my mother", appears in Underwoods [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "A mia madre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Meiner Mutter", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-01-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 26

A mia madre

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English

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Tu pure, madre, leggi le mie rime
per amore di un tempo mai dimenticato,
e forse riuscirai ancora una volta a sentire
un suono di piedini sopra l'impiantito.

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Translation from English to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in English by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "To my mother", appears in Underwoods
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 28