Edvard Munch, Under the stars, 1905 But my shouts strike like lightning the heavens’ muted bell They plunge back down in fright (Transl. by Diego Bastianutti) Ma le mie urla feriscono come fulmini la campana fioca del cielo Sprofondano impaurite Go back to album – G. Ungaretti
Jean-Leon Gerome,The Day Of The Last Judgment, c.1860 The poet plumbs it and to the light then rises with his songs and scatters them Of this poetry I’m left with the emptiness of an endless secret (Transl. by Diego Bastianutti) Vi arriva il poeta e poi torna alla luce con i suoi canti e li …
Giuseppe Ungaretti – The buried harbor / Il porto sepolto Read More »
Vladimir Kush, Walnut of Eden, 1998 The surprise after so long of a love I thought I’d scattered round the world Sorpresa dopo tanto d’un amore credevo di averlo sparpagliato per il mondo Go back to album – G. Ungaretti
Max Ernst, The garden of France, 1962 Between one flower picked and the other given the inexpressible nothing (Transl. by P. Creagh) Tra un fiore colto e l’altro donato l’inesprimibile nulla Go back to album – G. Ungaretti
Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Stage set for Mozart’s Magic Flute, 1815 Closed between mortal things (Even the starry sky will end) Why do I crave God? Chiuso fra cose mortali (anche il cielo stellato finirà) perchè bramo Dio? Go back to album – G. Ungaretti
Wassily Kandinsky, Night, 1907 The Cappuccio Wood has a slope of velvet green like a sweet armchair. To fall asleep there in a remote café with a faint light like the light of this moon. Bosco cappuccio ha un declivio di velluto verde come una dolce poltrona. Appisolarmi là solo in un caffé remoto con …
Giuseppe Ungaretti – C’era una volta / Once upon a time Read More »
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