Poem
Giampiero Neri
You could but take the stairway
You could but take the stairwayand run up
until the steps became heavy,
almost still,
then the dream came to a stop
right when you were about to be grabbed.
© 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
You could but take the stairway
Niets restte dan de trappen op te gaanen rennend te bestijgen
totdat de passen aldoor zwaarder werden.
Ze stonden bijna stil,
totdat de droom ineens werd onderbroken
op ’t punt dat ze gegrepen zouden worden.
© Vertaling: 2011, Ike Cialona
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Non restava che imboccare la scala
e salire correndo
finché i passi diventavano pesanti
erano quasi fermi,
allora il sogno si interrompeva
proprio sul punto di essere afferrati.
e salire correndo
finché i passi diventavano pesanti
erano quasi fermi,
allora il sogno si interrompeva
proprio sul punto di essere afferrati.
© 2009, Giampiero Neri
From: Paesaggi inospiti
Publisher: Mondadori, Milan
From: Paesaggi inospiti
Publisher: Mondadori, Milan
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You could but take the stairway
You could but take the stairwayand run up
until the steps became heavy,
almost still,
then the dream came to a stop
right when you were about to be grabbed.
© 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
You could but take the stairway
You could but take the stairwayand run up
until the steps became heavy,
almost still,
then the dream came to a stop
right when you were about to be grabbed.
© 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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