Alle fronde dei salici

Salvatore Quasimodo

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Original	Versione inglese Yarikh
ALLE FRONDE DEI SALICI	TO THE BRANCHES OF WILLOWS

E come potevamo noi cantare	And how could we sing
con il piede straniero sopra il cuore,	with the stranger foot on our heart,
fra i morti abbandonati nelle piazze	among the dead abandoned in the squares
sull’erba dura di ghiaccio, al lamento	on the grass hard as ice, to the lamb-like cry
d’agnello dei fanciulli, all’urlo nero	of the children, to the black scream
della madre che andava incontro al figlio	of a mother who was going to his son
crocifisso sul palo del telegrafo?	crucified on a telegraph pole?
Alle fronde dei salici, per voto,	To the branches of willows, as vow,
anche le nostre cetre erano appese,	also our harps were hung,
oscillavano lievi al triste vento.	they slightly swing in the sad wind.

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