Tutte le cose belle finiscono – All good things come to an end
The Italian language blog (and all the other language blogs) have been online and regularly updated for the past 14 years. I have personally been writing for almost 3 of those years, and it has been an amazing experience sharing all things Italian with thousands of you every month.
Ma tutte le cose belle finiscono. This will be the last post of the Italian blog, but the thousands of articles I and others have written will always be accessible by searching and scrolling through the archive section!
To say goodbye and thank you, here is an excerpt from the poem Ringraziare Desidero by Mariangela Gualtieri. To read the whole poem, click here.
In quest’ora della sera
da questo punto del mondo
Ringraziare desidero il divino
labirinto delle cause e degli effetti
per la diversità delle creature
che compongono questo universo singolare
ringraziare desidero
per l’amore, che ci fa vedere gli altri
come li vede la divinità
per il pane e il sale
per il mistero della rosa
che prodiga colore e non lo vede
per l’arte dell’amicizia
per l’ultima giornata di Socrate
per il linguaggio, che può simulare la sapienza
io ringraziare desidero
per il coraggio e la felicità degli altri
per la patria sentita nei gelsomini
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At this time of the evening
from this point of the world
I want to give thanks to the divine
labyrinth of causes and effects
for the diversity of creatures
that make up this singular universe
I wish to thank
love, which makes us see others
as divinity sees them
for the bread and salt
for the mystery of the rose
who lavishes color and does not see it
for the art of friendship
for the last day of Socrates
for language, which can simulate wisdom
I wish to thank
the courage and happiness of others
for the homeland felt in jasmine
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GRAZIE A VOI, CARI LETTORI! I hope that you all continue your Italian language journey and have a chance to visit il Bel Paese as often as possible.
Mi mancherete! (I will miss you!)
Photo from Pixabay. CCO.
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