Poem
Giampiero Neri
In the circumstance
In the circumstancethe stage debut has been entrusted to a horse
led with a certain force
to an undeserved ending.
Picked on or perhaps just surprised
regarding risks proper to its kind,
after signs of pressing curiosity
it was shot but, at the same time,
its tasks yet unfinished,
it’s given a new role
in a larger context.
Broken into parts, chapters
of a form however changed
it enhances from a common substance
two diverse causes:
the government and the opposition
perpetually chasing each other.
© Translation: 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
In the circumstance
In dit gevalis het optreden toevertrouwd aan een hengst
die met een zekere dwang naar
een onverdiend einde wordt gevoerd.
Als een opzettelijk dan wel toevallig doelwit,
in verband met de risico’s eigen aan de soort,
voorwerp van een dringende nieuwsgierigheid,
wordt hij neergeschoten, maar tegelijkertijd
krijgt hij een nieuwe rol
in een ruimere context,
omdat hij nog niet klaar is met zijn taak.
Verdeeld in kapittelvormige stukken
voedt hij in zijn gewijzigde vorm
met een gemeenschappelijke stof
twee verschillende partijen,
de regering en de oppositie
die elkaar voortdurend achtervolgen.
© Vertaling: 2011, Ike Cialona
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Nella circostanza
la comparsa è affidata a un cavallo
condotto con una certa energia
verso una conclusione immeritata.
Preso di mira o sorpreso forse
in connessione ai rischi propri della sua specie
fatto segno di una curiosità pressante
viene abbattuto ma insieme anche
in un contesto più ampio
sostiene un nuovo rapporto
non avendo finito i suoi compiti.
Diviso in parti capitoli
di forma quanto mutata
alimenta di una comune sostanza
due diverse cause,
governo e opposizione
che si rincorrono continuamente.
la comparsa è affidata a un cavallo
condotto con una certa energia
verso una conclusione immeritata.
Preso di mira o sorpreso forse
in connessione ai rischi propri della sua specie
fatto segno di una curiosità pressante
viene abbattuto ma insieme anche
in un contesto più ampio
sostiene un nuovo rapporto
non avendo finito i suoi compiti.
Diviso in parti capitoli
di forma quanto mutata
alimenta di una comune sostanza
due diverse cause,
governo e opposizione
che si rincorrono continuamente.
© 1976, Giampiero Neri
From: L’aspetto occidentale del vestito
Publisher: Guanda, Parma
From: L’aspetto occidentale del vestito
Publisher: Guanda, Parma
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In the circumstance
In the circumstancethe stage debut has been entrusted to a horse
led with a certain force
to an undeserved ending.
Picked on or perhaps just surprised
regarding risks proper to its kind,
after signs of pressing curiosity
it was shot but, at the same time,
its tasks yet unfinished,
it’s given a new role
in a larger context.
Broken into parts, chapters
of a form however changed
it enhances from a common substance
two diverse causes:
the government and the opposition
perpetually chasing each other.
© 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
In the circumstance
In the circumstancethe stage debut has been entrusted to a horse
led with a certain force
to an undeserved ending.
Picked on or perhaps just surprised
regarding risks proper to its kind,
after signs of pressing curiosity
it was shot but, at the same time,
its tasks yet unfinished,
it’s given a new role
in a larger context.
Broken into parts, chapters
of a form however changed
it enhances from a common substance
two diverse causes:
the government and the opposition
perpetually chasing each other.
© 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
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