Hello dudes, this time I want to share with you something different then my feelings, even if my feelings are involved; in fact I'm gonna share with you some italian songs I particulary like. They ar…

Hello dudes,

this time I want to share with you something different then my feelings, even if my feelings are involved; in fact I'm gonna share with you some italian songs I particulary like. They are inspired bye an American book “Spoon River Anthology”; I'm not a big fan of poetry though this sequel of epithaf desribing the people not only of that village but of America in general enamoured me. The songs keep the same level sometime almost litterary translating a particular poem other putting together more than one. So mine is the translation of the songs … here is the first(under the link the translation)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EebvCFnU8Ao

THE HILL

Where has gone Elmer who let a fever kill him? Where Herman burnt in a mine?

Where are Bert and Tom , the first died in a brawl, and the other who came out of jail dead already?

And what happened to Charlie, who felt while working and from a bridge he flied on the road?

They sleep, they sleep, on the hill.(2)

Where are Ella and Keth, both died for a mistake one because of an abortion the other because of one love?

And Jenny murdered, in a brothel by a brute stroking her to death ,and Nancy frazzled by a weird disease?

And Lizzy, following her life far away and from England was sent back to this span of land?

They sleep, they sleep, on the hill.(2)

Where are generals decorating themselves in battles with cementery of cross on their breast?

Where are the sons of war who leaved for an ideal, for a fraud, or for a love ending in tears?

They sent their corpses back into flags, knot tight in way they seemed to be entired.

They sleep, they sleep, on the hill.(2)

Where is Jones, the whistle player, who was surprised in his 90s and who would have played with life already?

He who offered his face to wind, his throat to wine, and never a thought to money, love or heaven? It seems you can already hear him talking about filth he looks for on the road during unfitting hours, it seems you can already hear him saying to the liquors mechant “ You who sell it what do you buy better?

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Comment by Viviana D'Orìa on August 23, 2012 at 20:51: So I had my answer. Sn account was deleted. She was not even banned...from good to better :(

Comment by J K on August 23, 2012 at 19:54: I really enjoyed this Viv

Comment by Viviana D'Orìa on August 23, 2012 at 19:46: Oh My God!!!! thnx wad. Why has been sn post deleted? It was a clever critic to the text. A kind of critic you can find in any unversity essay!!! There was not even an offensive word in it. I'd like an answer to my question, answer I'm afraid I won't have. I dislike censor expecially when there's not reason why. What's the heck is going on?

Comment by Viviana D'Orìa on August 21, 2012 at 20:36: Dear sn, it worth the waiting your post!!! You gave a nice interpratation of the poem (though I suggest you to read the original for the singer undeline things in a slight different way) Though I don't think the cemetery of cross are referring to religion, but to the vanity and arrogance of tht kind of people you know medals are often in shape of cross and it is referring to that. I don't know about edgar lee i will read him again and we'l talk about but for the singer these words are surely a critic to capitalism and religions he was anarchist and atheist :D

Comment by Viviana D'Orìa on August 21, 2012 at 7:25: Fiiinaaalllyyy, thnx esra. Yes the music itself can be liked or not ... glad youb liked the words :D

Comment by Viviana D'Orìa on August 20, 2012 at 18:07: @tr: yes music express itself pretty well though I felt(still feel) the words of this and next songs need to be read. @fri: wow thnx lol @dig: I'd love too but I'm afraid my house is too small already for my 5 cats :-*

Comment by F.R.I.E.N.D on August 19, 2012 at 17:31: Wowwwww right onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I loved every single word I read on ur blogggggggg

I really adore u

you r my Idol

Go on ...

Comment by the researcher on August 19, 2012 at 17:26: hello viviana dear :) it is a different kind blog which i read in ec till now :)... sometimes we listen the songs which we dont get the meaning of it but we still like them ... The music gives life to the unknown lyrics... even if we dont get the exact meaning of it, we can feel the sense in it... in fact i listened the song before and then read the lyrics and while im listening it, i felt the story of it...

nice translation, good song ... :)

thank you for sharing ... :):)