The Girovago meets Giuseppe Ungaretti
Why the title? I guess I should have clarified at the start but explainations, mission statements etc always seem to bode misfortune for me. As if by stating what I wish to do brings bad luck.Well, girovago roughly equates to a wonderer or a vagabond. I did think of choosing a more Milan specific title but it just wouldn't have fit. I'm a British girl, born to parents of Caribbean origin, living in Italy and dating a Frenchman. Being a traveller and a vagabond is in my spirit. And while I can be absolutley taken with a place for years I always know a time will come when I won't be able to fight the desire to move on. Kind of like the woman in Chocolat.
While doing a bit of googling on the word girovago, I also realised that it is also the title of a beautiful poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti, one of the most famous Italian poets of the 20th century who was born in Alexandria and died in Milan.
I've included the poem below. It's in Italian but maybe one day I'll be able to translate it for you...
In nessuna
parte
di terra
mi posso
accasare
A ogni
nuovo
clima
che incontro
mi trovo
languente
che
una volta
già gli ero stato
assuefatto
E me ne stacco sempre
straniero
Nascendo
tornato da epoche troppo
vissute
Godere un solo
minuto di vita
iniziale
Cerco un paese
innocente
Campo di Mailly, maggio 1918
posted by Bella Figura @ 3:59 pm
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