The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 5

English → It Preface Level 7/10

Lady, by one light only

Signora, per una sola luce

We look from Alfred's eyes,

Guardiamo attraverso gli occhi di Alfredo,

We know he saw athwart the wreck

Sappiamo che egli vide attraverso il relitto

The sign that hangs about your neck,

Il segno che pende al vostro collo,

Where One more than Melchizedek

Dove Uno più grande di Melchisedec

Is dead and never dies.

È morto e non muore mai.

Therefore I bring these rhymes to you

Perciò vi porto queste rime

Who brought the cross to me,

Voi che mi portaste la croce,

Since on you flaming without flaw

Poiché su di voi ardente senza macchia

I saw the sign that Guthrum saw

Vidi il segno che vide Guthrum

When he let break his ships of awe,

Quando lasciò infrangere le sue navi maestose,

And laid peace on the sea.

E pose la pace sul mare.

Do you remember when we went

Vi ricordate quando andammo

Under a dragon moon,

Sotto una luna di drago,

And 'mid volcanic tints of night

E tra i toni vulcanici della notte

Walked where they fought the unknown fight

Camminammo dove combatterono la battaglia ignota

And saw black trees on the battle-height,

E vedemmo alberi neri sull'altura della battaglia,

Black thorn on Ethandune?

Biancospino nero su Ethandune?

And I thought, "I will go with you,

E pensai: «Andrò con voi,

As man with God has gone,

Come l'uomo è andato con Dio,

And wander with a wandering star,

E vagare con una stella errante,

The wandering heart of things that are,

Il cuore errante delle cose che sono,

The fiery cross of love and war

La croce ardente dell'amore e della guerra

That like yourself, goes on."

Che come voi, continua.»

O go you onward; where you are

O andate avanti; dove siete voi

Shall honour and laughter be,

Vi saranno onore e risa,

Past purpled forest and pearled foam,

Oltre la foresta purpurea e la spuma perlata,

God's winged pavilion free to roam,

Il padiglione alato di Dio libero di vagare,

Your face, that is a wandering home,

Il vostro volto, che è una casa errante,

A flying home for me.

Una casa volante per me.

Ride through the silent earthquake lands,

Cavalcate attraverso le silenziose terre dei terremoti,

Wide as a waste is wide,

Vaste come vasta è una landa desolata,

Across these days like deserts, when

Attraverso questi giorni come deserti, quando

Pride and a little scratching pen

L'orgoglio e una piccola penna graffiante

Have dried and split the hearts of men,

Hanno seccato e spaccato i cuori degli uomini,

Heart of the heroes, ride.

Cuore degli eroi, cavalcate.

Vocabulary

Signora: Woman; madam; lady of social standing.
per: For; in order to; by means of.
una: A; one (feminine form).
sola: Alone; sole; only (feminine form).
luce: Light; illumination; source of brightness.
Guardiamo: We look; we watch; we observe.
attraverso: Through; across; by way of.
gli: To him; him (indirect object pronoun).
occhi: Eyes; sight; vision.
di: Of; from; belonging to.
Sappiamo: We know; we are aware.
che: That; which; who.
egli: He; him (formal masculine pronoun).
vide: He saw; he caught sight of.
il: The (masculine singular article).
relitto: Wreck; wreckage; abandoned remains.
Il: The (masculine singular article).
segno: Sign; mark; symbol; token.
pende: Hangs; dangles; is suspended.
al: To the; at the (preposition+article).
vostro: Your; yours (plural formal form).
collo: Neck; collar; throat area.
Dove: Where; in which place.
Uno: One; a single; someone.
più: More; greater in amount or degree.
grande: Big; large; great in size.
morto: Dead; deceased; no longer alive.
non: Not; negation particle.
muore: Dies; passes away; ceases living.
mai: Never; not ever; at any time.
Perciò: Therefore; for that reason; thus.
vi: You; to you (plural pronoun).
porto: I carry; I bring; I bear.
queste: These; these ones (feminine plural).
rime: Rhymes; verses; poetic compositions.
Voi: You (plural or formal address).
mi: Me; to me (pronoun).
portaste: You carried; you brought (past tense).
la: The; her (feminine article/pronoun).
croce: Cross; religious symbol; suffering.
Poiché: Since; because; as long as.
su: On; upon; above; upward.
ardente: Burning; ardent; passionate; intense.
senza: Without; lacking; deprived of.
macchia: Stain; spot; blemish on surface.
Vidi: I saw; I perceived; I witnessed.
Quando: When; at which time; whenever.
lasciò: He left; he allowed; he permitted.
infrangere: To break; to smash; to shatter.
le: The; them (feminine plural pronoun).
sue: His; hers; its (feminine plural).
navi: Ships; vessels; boats; maritime craft.
maestose: Majestic; grand; stately; dignified.
pose: He placed; he posed; he set.
pace: Peace; tranquility; absence of conflict.
sul: On the; upon the (prep+article).
mare: Sea; ocean; large body of water.
Vi: You; to you (plural pronoun).
ricordate: You remember; you recall; you recollect.
andammo: We went; we traveled; we moved.
Sotto: Under; beneath; below; underneath.
luna: Moon; lunar satellite; night light.
drago: Dragon; mythical beast; winged creature.
tra: Between; among; amid; in between.
toni: Tones; sounds; shades; musical notes.
vulcanici: Volcanic; relating to volcanoes or eruptions.
della: Of the; from the (feminine).
notte: Night; darkness; evening time period.
Camminammo: We walked; we traveled on foot.
dove: Where; in which place; location.
combatterono: They fought; they battled; they engaged.
battaglia: Battle; fight; combat; military engagement.
ignota: Unknown; unfamiliar; not well-known.
vedemmo: We saw; we observed; we witnessed.
alberi: Trees; wooden structures; masts of ships.

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