1. |
la luna amara
03:00
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la luna amara, sorride ancora
l’erba amara, cresce ancora
la luna dolce, piange ancora
l’erba dolce, avvelena ancora
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translation:
the bitter moon still smiles
the bitter herb still grows
the sweet moon still cries
the sweet herb still poisons
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2. |
the dreaming waters
03:22
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on yonder hill, there grow twin trees
and rosemary, encircling serene
cove of the moon, i dance to you, the sea;
bringing me into beauty
oh, the dreaming waters
oh, the dreaming waters
(the pine will curve down to greet the sea; moon)
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3. |
upon this earth we sleep
02:43
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open your hands, let me lie down in them, entranced
rain swells the branch; throats of green revealing the dance
silver sunlight upon the nettle leaf
upon the verdant sheath
the fern rises sweet
the blood pods release
the husk of the violet seed
and upon this earth we sleep
upon this earth we sleep
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4. |
il dolce gelo
02:33
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[excerpt from “ecco mormorar l’onde", Torquato Tasso, 1500s]
ecco gia l’alba appare
e si specchia nel mare
e le campagne imperla
e gli alti monti indora
o bella e vaga Aurora
ch’ogni arso cor ristaura
e le campagne imperla il dolce gelo
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translation by Luciano Rebay:
now the dawn already appears
and mirrors herself in the sea
and the fields are impearled
and gilds the high mountains
o beautiful and gracious Aurora/Eos
which revives each burnt heart
and the gentle frost impearls the fields
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5. |
instinct
05:18
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you spoke the words that came into my head
a field of gold, an endless thread
sailing spires, spores, spacious hands
interlocking instinct with the land
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6. |
olive root
03:10
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(say no more)
water and loam, the root of the olive follows
along the water and loam, the root of the olive follows
how does one follow, the water of desire?
the sky’s open, clouds holding water, ready to
pour upon a moth’s wing
the color of new cream
and lace of cronewort silver-green
and black of crow, above watching
and blaze of white, in fog’s morning
softly pulsing
fiercely pull-sing
water drawn through,
drawn down through the roots
follow, follow
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7. |
barefoot banquettes
04:06
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the mother breathes
barefoot on herringbone banquettes
sky’s drippings enclose
cloud’s kingdom spits
and little ponds sprung from the street
throw back the glowing scene
(the mother breathes)
barefoot in summer’s banquets
we ran upon brick dust and grasses
the cones of banana flowers descended
mimosa, peachleaf, and roses
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8. |
the wise wood
03:10
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a lonely wind, a-gathering the leaves on the ground
heat dies down, cypress trees rust brown
la lune gris, sings’s to life shadow’s melody
land impearled, reverie unfurled
listen to the wise wood
the scraping of leaves underfoot
inquiring:
what is the song of your deepest heart?
what is the song of your deepest part?
a name whispered scatters in the dark, velvet-burred
moves through time, softly serpentine
listen to the wise wood
the scraping of leaves underfoot
inquiring:
what is the song of your deepest heart?
what is the song of your deepest part?
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9. |
tacciono i boschi
03:15
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[excerpt from “Tacciono i boschi e i fiumi", Torquato Tasso, 1500s]
tacciono i boschi e i fiumi
e’l mar senza onda giace
ne le spelonche
i venti han tregua e pace
e ne la notte bruna
alto silenzio fa la bianca luna
e noi tegnamo ascose
le dolcezze amorose
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translated by Luciano Robay:
the woods and the rivers are silent
and the waveless sea is at rest
in their caves
the winds are at truce and peace
and in the dark night
the white moon creates lofty silence
and we keep hidden
the sweetnesses of love
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pull the sunlight from the sea
oyster blues and kelp greens
mirrors of gold in your eyes
suspended effortlessly
the feeling stays with us
for hours, for days, for years
a song of transmutation
we hold so dear
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