Guillaume Apollinaire – The Departure

Hans Andersen Brendekilde, Wooded Path in Autumn, 1902

And their faces grew pale
And their sobs were broken

Like snow on pure petals
Or your hands on my kisses
Fell the autumn leaves.

E i loro volti erano pallidi
spezzati come i loro singhiozzi.

Come la neve dai petali puri
o le tue mani sui miei baci
cadevano le foglie autunnali.