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Poems from the Italian of
GIACOMO LEOPARDI
Night
Song of a Wandering Asian Shepherd
The
Evening of Fiesta Day
To
Sylvia
NIGHT
SONG OF A WANDERING ASIAN SHEPHERD
What
do you do, moon, aloft? Let me know
what,
silent moon, you do.
You
rise each night; you go;
you
contemplate the deserts; then you sleep.
...
By Giacomo Leopardi (translated
by Alan Marshfield)
(back)
(For full translation
see the Kindle ebook The Translations of Alan Marshfield)
THE
EVENING OF FIESTA DAY
The
night is mild and clear without a breeze.
Silently
over rooftops and through orchards
The
moonlight pauses and far off reveals
Serenely
every mountain. Oh my love,
...
Giacomo Leopardi (translated
by Alan Marshfield)
(back)
(For full translation
see the Kindle ebook The Translations of Alan Marshfield)
TO
SILVIA
Silvia,
do you remember
That
time in your allotted mortal days
When
beauty lit with splendour
Those
eyes which smiled as they would shyly glance,
...
Giacomo Leopardi (translated
by Alan Marshfield)
(back)
(For full translation
see the Kindle ebook The Translations of Alan Marshfield)
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