Sunday, May 6, 2012

Beautiful Seagulls








Non so dove i gabbiani abbiano il nido,
ove trovino pace.
Io son come loro
in perpetuo volo.
La vita la sfioro
come essi l’acqua ad acciuffare il cibo.
E come forse anch’essi amo la quiete,
la gran quiete marina,
ma il mio destino è vivere
balenando in burrasca.
Vincenzo Cardarelli
I do not know where the gulls have their nests,
where they can find Peace.
I am like them
in a perpetual flight.
I can skim over the life
as they can catch the food.
And maybe me too,
as they might do, I love the quiet,
The great calm sea,
but my fate is to live
flashing with the storm.
Italian Version by Ornella Palazzo