Llagas de amor – Sonetos del amor oscuro – Federico Garcรญa Lorca – 1936 – with translation into Italian by Enzo Martinelliย ๐ช๐ธย Llagas de amor Esta luz, este fuego que devora. Este paisaje gris que me rodea. Este dolor por una sola idea. Esta angustia de cielo, mundo y hora. Este llanto de sangre que decora lira sin pulso ya, lรบbrica tea. Este peso del … Continue reading Llagas de amor, de Garcia Lorca ๐๐๐ช๐ธย
๐ฌ๐ง Sunset in Bisceglie, Apulia, Italy ๐ฎ๐น Tramonto a Bisceglie, Puglia, Italia ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ปโฅ๏ธ๐ท๐ฑ๐ Sunsets ๐๐๐ Photography ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ปโค๏ธ๐ท Continue reading Sunset in Bisceglie ๐๐๐
Postcards from Apulia Apulia is a beautiful place to visit and to discover, even for somebody who was born there and is supposed to have been exposed to inspiring places on a daily basis. Sometimes one can take for granted there is something interesting to explore next to you, all is required is a little effort of curiosity and open-mindness. Recently, i have launched … Continue reading Postcards from Apulia ๐ผโช๏ธ๐ฅ
๐ฌ๐ง Main Square in Yangon after a midday rain, Myanmar. I went to visit a partner organisation in Yangon, with offices in a tower block overlooking Maha Bandula Garden and the Independence Monument, with this beautiful view of the city. Towards the back it is noticeable the gold-painted roof of the Sula Pagoda and the tall buildings of the commercial centre of Yangon. The colourful … Continue reading Yangon after the rain ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐
๐ฌ๐ง Winter sunset from the seafront in Monopoli, Italy ๐ฎ๐น Tramonto invernale dal lungomare di Monopoli, Italia ๐ซ๐ท ย Coucher de soleil d’hiver depuis le front de mer de Monopoli, Italie Monopoil, January 2018ย ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ปโฅ๏ธ๐ท๐ฑ๐ originally posted on my Instagram blog Sunsets ๐๐๐ Travel โ๏ธ๐๐ Continue reading Sunset in Monopoli ๐ ๐๐
Christ the Redeemer at Sunset – Rio de Janeiro, Brazilย Dominating the skyline of the “beautiful city” from the tallest hill at the back of the Brazilian metropolis’ sandy beaches, this colossal Art Deco statue of Christ is the most iconic image of Rio and is absolutely stunning in the striking light of sunset. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres high, … Continue reading Cristo Redentor ๐ฟ๐ง๐ท๐ ย
๐ฌ๐งย Portrait by Anton Depauly of Franz Schubert in 1827, currently exhibited at Friends of Music in Vienna. Despite a short life, he died at 30 years of age, Schubert left a remarkable collection of compositions, mainly for piano and voice and chamber music. Child prodigy in learning to play the piano and the violin following lessons by his father and brother, soon he excelled … Continue reading Schubertโs portrait ๐ผ๐ถ๐ต
๐ฌ๐ง The Persian Boy by Mary Renault –ย Bringing back to life the ancient and extraordinary story of the conquest of an unimaginably vast empire by a young and passionate Alexander the Great, seen from the eyes of his affectionate lover, Bagoas. Competing for love and attention with Hephaestion, Roxana and other lovers, Bagoas has to find his own space in the heart of the … Continue reading The Persian Boy ๐ณ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐
๐ฌ๐ง Spring Sea in Giovinazzo, Apulia, Italyย ๐ฎ๐น Mare primaverile a Giovinazzo, Puglia, Italia ย ๐ซ๐ท Mer de printemps ร Giovinazzo, Pouilles, Italie ๐ช๐ธ Mar de primavera en Giovinazzo, Apulia, Italia ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ปโฅ๏ธ๐ท๐ฑ๐ Originally posted on my Instagram blog ย ย Photography Postcards from Italy Continue reading Spring Sea in Giovinazzo ๐โ๏ธ๐ฎ๐น
Romance de la luna luna – Federico Garcia Lorca – Romancero Gitano – 1928 – with translations into ๐ฌ๐งย English and ๐ฎ๐นย Italian by Enzo Martinelliย ๐ช๐ธ ย A Conchita Garcรญa Lorca La luna vino a la fragua con su polisรณn de nardos. El niรฑo la mira mira. El niรฑo la estรก mirando. En el aire conmovido mueve la luna sus brazos y enseรฑa, lรบbrica y pura, sus … Continue reading Romance de la luna, luna ๐๐๐ช๐ธ
