Spoon river

Spoon river

La collina
Dove sono Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom e Charley,
l’abulico, l’atletico, il buffone, l’ubriacone, il rissoso?
Tutti, tutti, dormono sulla collina.
Uno trapassò in una febbre,
uno fu arso in miniera,
uno fu ucciso in rissa,
uno morì in prigione,
uno cadde da un ponte lavorando per i suoi cari
tutti, tutti dormono, dormono, dormono sulla collina.

The hill
Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom and Charley,
The weak of will, the strong of arm, the clown, the boozer, the fighter?
All, all, are sleeping on the hill.
One passed in a fever,
One was burned in a mine,
One was killed in a brawl,
One died in a jail,
One fell from a bridge toiling for children and wife—
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.

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