Poem
Roberto Amato
So very little time
So very little timeto write to you
eternity has shrunk
and my wife is taking me away
she too
is a very tired looking woman:
she no longer feels like
letting me visit every corner of the earth
but if I tell her to leave me here
(where I could write to you in peace and quiet)
she livens up
tells me there is no quiet in peace
and that I am an indolent man
she says
I’ve got nothing in my head
but the thought of finding a lover
© Translation: 2017, Matilda Colarossi
Er is zo weinig tijd
Er is zo weinig tijdom je te schrijven
de eeuwigheid is gekrompen
en mijn vrouw haalt me op
ook zij
lijkt een zeer vermoeide vrouw
ze wil niet langer
dat ik alle plekken op aarde bezoek
maar als ik haar zeg laat mij maar hier
(waar ik je in alle rust kan schrijven)
dan leeft ze op
ze zegt me dat echte rust niet bestaat
en dat ik een ontvlambare man ben
ze zegt
dat ik geen plannen maak
behalve dan om een minnares te zoeken
© Vertaling: 2017, Antoinette Sisto
Talmente poco tempo
per scriverti
l’eternità si è contratta
e mia moglie mi porta via
anche lei
sembra una donna molto stanca:
non ha più voglia
di farmi visitare tutti i luoghi della terra
ma se le dico di lasciarmi qui
(qui dove potrei scriverti in santa pace)
lei si rianima
mi dice che la pace non è mai santa
e io sono un uomo accidioso
dice
che non ho niente in testa
a parte farmi un’amante
per scriverti
l’eternità si è contratta
e mia moglie mi porta via
anche lei
sembra una donna molto stanca:
non ha più voglia
di farmi visitare tutti i luoghi della terra
ma se le dico di lasciarmi qui
(qui dove potrei scriverti in santa pace)
lei si rianima
mi dice che la pace non è mai santa
e io sono un uomo accidioso
dice
che non ho niente in testa
a parte farmi un’amante
© 2012, Roberto Amato
From: L\'ACQUA ALTA
Publisher: Elliot, Rome
From: L\'ACQUA ALTA
Publisher: Elliot, Rome
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So very little time
So very little timeto write to you
eternity has shrunk
and my wife is taking me away
she too
is a very tired looking woman:
she no longer feels like
letting me visit every corner of the earth
but if I tell her to leave me here
(where I could write to you in peace and quiet)
she livens up
tells me there is no quiet in peace
and that I am an indolent man
she says
I’ve got nothing in my head
but the thought of finding a lover
© 2017, Matilda Colarossi
From: L\'ACQUA ALTA
From: L\'ACQUA ALTA
So very little time
So very little timeto write to you
eternity has shrunk
and my wife is taking me away
she too
is a very tired looking woman:
she no longer feels like
letting me visit every corner of the earth
but if I tell her to leave me here
(where I could write to you in peace and quiet)
she livens up
tells me there is no quiet in peace
and that I am an indolent man
she says
I’ve got nothing in my head
but the thought of finding a lover
© 2017, Matilda Colarossi
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