Sometimes the most ordinary can be the most beautiful. Such was the case with the inspiration for this poem about a family who were singing together one evening.
Talvolta il più quotidiano può essere la cosa più bella. Tale è stato il caso per l’ispirazione di questo poema che tratta di una famiglia che una sera cantava insieme.
Harmonies rising, faces aglow,
Mother, father, daughter,
Spanning God’s creation.
Armonie in ascesa, facce baglianti,
Stavano padre, figlia, madre,
Abbracciando tutta la creazione.
Daughter fulcrum of their song,
Within, low lighting and deep shadows.
La figlia, il fulcro del loro canto
Nella sala, luce bassa ed ombre scure
If you saw them apart
Them one, you would not imagine.
Yet they are.
And such things can be.
Se tu li avessi visti da soli,
Insieme, non li avresti mai immaginati
Eppure lo sono.
E tali cose possono esistere.
Beyond, outside their sacred space,
all is amiss
And hate and anger reign,
And our differences we can’t forget.
by Michael Curtotti
Fuori, oltre il loro spazio sacro
Tutto è ridotto a male
E regnano l’odio e il malessere
E delle nostre differenze mai ce ne scordiamo.
Translated by Michael Curtotti
With grateful thanks to Azzurra Cirrincione for her proofreading of the Italian translation. Italian translation added 11 January 2025.
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