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Title	La madre (1930)
Text Submitted by bobobbob	Source language: Italian La madre E il cuore quando d'un ultimo battito AvrÃ fatto cadere il muro d'ombra, Per condurmi, Madre, sino al Signore, Come una volta mi darai la mano. In ginocchio, decisa, Sarai una statua davanti all'Eterno, Come giÃ ti vedeva Quando eri ancora in vita. Alzerai tremante le vecchie braccia. Come quando spirasti Dicendo: Mio Dio, eccomi. E solo quando m'avrÃ perdonato, Ti verrÃ desiderio di guardarmi. Ricorderai d'avermi atteso tanto, E avrai negli occhi un rapido sospiro.
Remarks about the translation	poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti.

Title

The Mother (1930)

Translation

English

Translated by

alexfatt

Target language: English

The Mother

And when the heart, by its last beating,
Has made the wall of shadow fall,
In order to lead me, Mother, up to our Lord
You will give me your hand as you used to.
On your knees, determined,
You will be a statue in front of the Eternal,
Such as He already saw you
When you were still alive.
You will lift your old arms, trembling,
As when you passed away
Saying: "My God, here I am"
And only when He has forgiven me
You will desire to look at me.
You will remember waiting so long for me,
And your eyes will show a quick sigh.

Validated by lilian canale

- 6 January 2011 13:37