Un momento di poesia siciliana / A moment of Sicilian poetry

STA NOTTI ... di Luigi Capuana (1839-1915)	TONIGHT ... by Luigi Capuana (1839-1915)
Sta notti mi sunnai quattru funtani,	Tonight I dreamt of four fountains
Quattru pedi d'aranciu a lu ciuriri;	Of four orange trees about to blossom;
Vitti li stiddi scinniri e acchianari,	I saw the stars descend and ascend;
Vitti lu suli comu un lebbru jiri;	I saw the sun run like a hare;
Vitti n'aquila fina a lu vulari,	I saw a fine eagle ready to soar,
Vitti lu cori tò npettu viniri;	I saw your heart come into my breast;
Ca siddu mi putieva arrisbigghiari,	And could I have awakened,
Nun ti l'avissi cchiù lassatu jiri.	I would never have let you go.

Mineo, provincia di Catania. Capuana nacque qua; più tardi, venne eletto sindaco del comune.
(Cartellina c. 1900 dalla collezione dell’autore)
Mineo, in the province of Catania. Capuana was born here; later he was elected mayor of the town. 
(Postcard c. 1900 from the author's collection.)

Casa natale di Capuana, a Mineo (Foto: Wikipedia) Birthplace of Capuana, in Mineo (Photo: Wikipedia)	Busto di Capuana ai Giardini Bellini, Catania (Foto: Wikipedia) Bust of Capuana in the Bellini Gardens, Catania (Photo: Wikipedia)