Sul fare della sera – Eng

🇬🇧 Sul fare della sera – As Evening Falls

As evening falls,

from the red sunset,
the night sky
changes its atmosphere.

The lights come on,
the Arno is illuminated,
the water of the river
reflects artificial colours,

yet the spectacle
on that surface,
which acts as a mirror,
brings out,

in all its splendour,
the wonder
of the Ponte Vecchio,
which has no equal.

The intoxication
of the moist and refined air
that you breathe while walking,
hand in hand with your beloved,

makes you unaware
of the clatter of hooves
of a horse pulling
a carriage.

The coachman sounds his horn,
asking for the way.

You let him pass,
and as you step aside,
you embrace the woman,
then caress her,

running a hand
through her thick hair
and whispering something
into her ear.

Then you look at the Arno
and see the reflection
of two lovers

who have leaned out
from the Ponte Vecchio.

Firenze, 4/10/2020 ore 9.56

Image: Gabriele Forti

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