Tuesday, September 17, 2013

软肋 (Tallone d’Achille)

Archiloco

Sapiente tessitore di frodi
e di frasi sparate a zero
ma umile fior di loto:
davanti a una fanciulla
diventavi un millepiedi felice
abbandonavi anche l’umanità.

Archilochus

Masterly weaver of frauds
And ruthless sentences
But humble lotus flower:
In front of a girl
You turned yourself into a happy centipede
You also abandoned humanity.

Alda Merini

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