Ester Cecere

 

Ester Cecere

 

It Wouldn't Be The Light

 

I'll sing hymns to the moon

that timid lights up

as sickle coy

and then sovereign shines.

In the sea of pitch it glimmers,

like a tremulous band

life to itself  recalling.

Motherly led

my steps in the dark

avoiding to stumble.

I will sing songs at night

that extends tentacles of shadows

pitiful darkening evil.

Without the darkness

it wouldn't be light.

 

 

NON SAREBBE LA LUCE

 

Canterò inni alla luna

che timida s’accende

come falce ritrosa

e poi sovrana risplende.

Nel mare di pece balugina,

come tremula fascia

vita a se’ richiamando.

Guida materna

nel buio i miei passi

l’inciampo evitando.

Leverò canti alla notte

che allunga tentacoli d’ombre

pietosa il male oscurando.

Ché senza le tenebre

non sarebbe la luce.

 

 

Dusk

 

The soul as a

Black shadow

looks out to

your departure,

eerie bat

at the twilight of a love.

Slow  the evening

darkens

your smile.

In the dark

your eyes blur.

Aware insult

without dawn

the long night.

 

 

CREPUSCOLO

 

Ombra nera

s’affaccia all’anima

la tua partenza,

lugubre pipistrello

al crepuscolo di un amore.

Lenta la sera

il tuo sorriso

scurisce.

Col buio

si confondono i tuoi occhi.

Consapevole affronto

senz’alba

la lunga notte.

 

 

Let The Night Come

 

I blindfolded

so that the light does not pierce my eyes.

I pursed my lips

because I have only silences.

I buried the heart

so as not to hear the beats.

Without me,

let the night come.

 

 

Sopraggiunga La Notte

 

Ho bendato gli occhi

perché la luce non li trafigga.

Ho serrato le labbra

perché ho solo silenzi.

Ho seppellito il cuore

per non sentirne i battiti.

Senza di me,

sopraggiunga la notte.

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY CLAUDIA PICCINNO

 

ESTER CECERE

 

ESTER CECERE was born in Taranto on 30/4/1958, where she lives and works as a marine biologist. She is author of six poetry books and two collection of tales, one of which was published in German. Her poems have been published in many anthologies also for charitable purposes as well as her critical reviews appear in several literary journals.