Re: CHAT: Ungaretti's Use of Language

Am 09/12 13:48  Leo Caesius yscrifef:
> Luca Mangiat wrote:
>
> "Ungaretti was a great poet. 'Si sta come d'autunno sugli alberi le foglie',
> 'Natale' ... his poetry is called 'ermetica' because of its obscurity, but
> at least it's Italian!"
>
> and Andrew Smith queried:
> "What does the line of poetry translate as?"
>
Concise and poignant poem.  I wanted to have a go at translating it:

Llo sollteir

Yno'st sifil,
     in atun,
subr llo h-arfur,
    llo ffoil.


- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

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