Pastorello d'un povero armento
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Pastorello d'un povero armento
pur dorme contento,
sotto l'ombra d'un faggio o d'alloro.
Io, d'un regno monarca fastoso,
non trovo riposo,
sotto l'ombra di porpora e d'oro.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "A shepherd, though his flock be poor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-07-23
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A shepherd, though his flock be poor
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
A shepherd, though his flock be poor,
still slumbers tranquilly
'neath the shadow of some
beech or laurel tree.
Though I be a monarch
of a kingdom known for ceremony,
I find no rest in the shadow
of the royal purple and gold.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-25
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Word count: 43