Il tuo sorriso (your smile)

Toglimi il pane, se vuoi,

toglimi l’aria, ma

non togliermi il tuo sorriso.


Non togliermi la rosa,

la lancia che sgrani,

l’acqua che d’improvviso

scoppia nella tua gioia,

la repentina onda

d’argento che ti nasce.


Dura è la mia lotta e torno

con gli occhi stanchi,

a volte, d’aver visto

la terra che non cambia,

ma entrando il tuo sorriso

sale al cielo cercandomi

ed apre per me tutte

le porte della vita.


Amor mio, nell’ora

più oscura sgrana

il tuo sorriso, e se d’improvviso

vedi che il mio sangue macchia

le pietre della strada,

ridi, perché il tuo riso

sarà per le mie mani

come una spada fresca.


Vicino al mare, d’autunno,

il tuo riso deve innalzare

la sua cascata di spuma,

e in primavera, amore,

voglio il tuo riso come

il fiore che attendevo,

il fiore azzurro, la rosa

della mia patria sonora.


Riditela della notte,

del giorno, della luna,

riditela delle strade

contorte dell’isola,

riditela di questo rozzo

ragazzo che ti ama,

ma quando apro gli occhi

e quando li richiudo,

quando i miei passi vanno,

quando tornano i miei passi,

negami il pane, l’aria,

la luce, la primavera,

ma il tuo sorriso mai,

perché io ne morrei.

7 Comments

  • Lil D. says:

    here the translation

    Take my bread, if you like,

    remove from me the air, but

    Do not take your smile.

    Do not take away the rose,

    the spear that you throw,

    the water that suddenly

    bursts in your joy,

    the sudden wave

    silver that I was born.

    hard is my fight and return

    with tired eyes,

    at times, he saw

    the land that does not change,

    but entering your smile

    rises to the sky seeking me

    and opens for me all

    the doors of life.

    My love, in the

    darker time show me

    your smile, and if suddenly

    you see that my blood stain

    the stones of the street,

    laugh, because your laughter

    will be for my hands

    like a fresh sword.

    Near the sea, in the autumn,

    your laughter must raise

    its cascade of foam,

    and in the spring, love,

    I want your laughter like

    the flower I was waiting,

    the blue flower, the rose

    of my country sound.

    laugh of the night,

    of the day, the moon,

    laugh of streets

    twisted island,

    laugh of this crude

    girl who loves you,

    but when I open my eyes

    and when i close them again,

    when my steps go,

    when they return my steps,

    take my bread, air,

    light, spring,

    but your never your smile

    or I would die!

  • Dont_U_Believe says:

    This is wonderful… I am so glad you were able to post it. Sending you my smile always. 🙂

  • debieo says:

    Thank u for sharing that. It is beautiful.

  • Debbie_F says:

    This is so Beautiful a smile can mean the world to someone ,i look forward to readying more of your beautiful poems :love:

  • Lil D. says:

    Thank you Debbie :love:

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