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The Salad. By Virgil

The winter night now well nigh worn away,
The wakeful cock proclaimed approaching day,
When Simulus, poor tenant of a farm
Of narrowest limits, heard the shrill alarm,
Yawned, stretched his limbs, and anxious to provide
Against the pangs of hunger unsupplied,
By slow degrees his tattered bed forsook,
And poking in the dark, explored the nook
Where embers slept with ashes heaped around,
And with burnt fingers'-ends the treasure found.
It chanced that from a brand beneath his nose
Sure proof of latent fire, some smoke arose;
When trimming with a pin the incrusted tow,
And stooping it towards the coals below,
He toils, with cheeks distended, to excite
The lingering flame, and gains at length a light.
With prudent heed he spreads his hand before
The quivering lamp, and opes his granary door.
Small was his stock, but taking for the day,
A measured stint of twice eight pounds away,

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poem by William Cowper
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Her Portrait

Oh, but the heavenly grammar did I hold
Of that high speech which angels' tongues turn gold!
So should her deathless beauty take no wrong,
Praised in her own great kindred's fit and cognate tongue.
Or if that language yet with us abode.
Which Adam in the garden talked with God!
But our untempered speech descends--poor heirs!
Grimy and rough-cast still from Babel's bricklayers:
Curse on the brutish jargon we inherit,
Strong but to damn, not memorise, a spirit!
A cheek, a lip, a limb, a bosom, they
Move with light ease in speech of working-day;
And women we do use to praise even so.
But here the gates we burst, and to the temple go.
Their praise were her dispraise; who dare, who dare,
Adulate the seraphim for their burning hair?
How, if with them I dared, here should I dare it?
How praise the woman, who but know the spirit?
How praise the colour of her eyes, uncaught
While they were coloured with her varying thought

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poem by Francis Thompson
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On Dante's Monument, 1818

Though all the nations now
Peace gathers under her white wings,
The minds of Italy will ne'er be free
From the restraints of their old lethargy,
Till our ill-fated land cling fast
Unto the glorious memories of the Past.
Oh, lay it to thy heart, my Italy,
Fit honor to thy dead to pay;
For, ah, their like walk not thy streets to-day!
Nor is there one whom thou canst reverence!
Turn, turn, my country, and behold
That noble band of heroes old,
And weep, and on thyself thy anger vent,
For without anger, grief is impotent:
Oh, turn, and rouse thyself for shame,
Blush at the thought of sires so great,
Of children so degenerate!

Alien in mien, in genius, and in speech,
The eager guest from far

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poem by Count Giacomo Leopardi
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Arcord

Torna il ricordo
Vivo di te
E quando torna
Mi sfiora le labbra
Torna il rimpianto
Denso di te
Un sole bianco
Che mi bacia le labbra
Mi ritorni in mente
E x sempre
Fatti un bel pianto
(e) sbatti un addio
Torna il ricordo
E mi brucia le labbra
Mi ritorni in mente
grande
Mi ritorni in mente
E x sempre
Al caldo del sole
Al mare scendeva

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song performed by Zucchero
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At a utter lost in my own country (in answer to Kelwyn Sole)

I. Outside on the porch little bells dangle in the wind

Outside on the porch little bells
dangle in the wind
(a new expensive set that you have bought)
that we hear chiming even in our bedroom.

My eyes follow you while you
dress in a bathing suit
to plunge into the neighbour’s pool
and later I climb over the wall to join you.

You slice spinach, feta cheese, along with
mushrooms, onions and tomatoes with quick
chopping movements and everything
goes into a shining frying pan

and on the porch
we watch the setting sun
enjoying our meal

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poem by Gert Strydom
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Una Canzone Per Te

Una canzone per te
e non te l'aspettavi eh?
e invece eccola qua
come mi venuta
e chi lo sa
le mie canzoni nascono da sole
vengono fuori gi con le parole.
Una canzone per te
e non ci credi eh?
sorridi e abbassi gli occhi un istante
poi dici "non credo di essere cos importante"
ma dici una bugia... infatti scappi via...
Una canzone per te
come non vero sei te!
ma tu non ti ci riconosci neanche
lei troppo chiara
e tu sei gi troppo grande
e io continuo a parlare di te
ma chiss poi perch
Ma le canzoni son come i fiori

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song performed by Vasco Rossi
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Iruben Me

C' sempre neve al nord
con raffiche di vento
i mari non lo so
iruben me, baby
dagli occhi miei rovesci
da sette giorni
che se non torni qui
prevedo inondazioni!
Iruben me
Iruben me
Iruben me
Da notte fonda in poi (i mari non lo so)
violenti trombe d'aria (le mie emozioni)
la nebbia salir
Iruben me, baby
variabili dal cuore
da sette giorni
che se non torni qui
prevedo inondazioni
Iruben me

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song performed by Zucchero
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Creepin' In

There's a big ol' hole
That's gone right through the sole
Of this old shoe
And the water on the ground
Ain't got no place else it found
So it's only got one thing left to do
Creep on in
Creep on in
And once it has begun
Won't stop until it's done
Sneaking in
There's a silver moon
That came just a little soon
For me to bare
Shines brightly on my bed
And the shadows overhead
Won't let me sleep as long as they're here
Creep on in
Creep on in
And once it has begun

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song performed by Norah Jones
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Dear Madam Barnum

I put on a fake smile
And start the evening show
The public is laughing
I guess by now they know
So climb from your high horse
And pull this freak show down
Dear madam barnum
I resign as clown
You said I was the master of all I surveyed
But now Im sweeping up
The last in line in your circus parade
Children are clapping
As I fall to the floor
My heart torn and broken
And they just scream for more
If Im not the sole fool
Who pulls his trousers down
Then dear madam barnum
I resign as clown
You tread the high wire

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song performed by Xtc
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Feels Like A Woman

Donne
in cerca di guai
donne a un telefono che non suona mai.
Donne
in mezzo a una via
donne allo sbando senza compagnia.
Negli occhi hanno dei consigli
e tanta voglia di avventure
e se hanno fatto molti sbagli
sono piene di paura.
Le vedi camminare insieme
nella pioggia o sotto il sole
dentro pomeriggi opachi
senza gioia ne' dolore.
Donne
pianeti dispersi
per tutti gli uomini cosi' diversi.
Donne
amiche di sempre
donne alla moda, donne contro corrente...

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song performed by Zucchero
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