Partiamo di notte
Partiamo di notte,
dimenticando che siamo ciechi,
per raggiungere un territorio nudo
del quale ha bisogno la nostra voce.
Andiamo al mare per parlare
e lanciare sassi controvento.
Glossary
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WORD
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DEFINITION
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POSSIBLE SYNONYMS
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| al (prep.) | indicating direction of something | to the, toward the |
| andiamo (v.) | from the verb andare meaning to go | we go, we travel, we reach |
| ciechi (adj.) | having no sense of sight | blind, sightless, unseeing |
| dimenticando che (v. + conj.) | from the verb dimenticare meaning to be unable to keep something in one’s memory | forgetting that, disregarding that, not remembering that |
| di notte (prep. + n.) | during the time of day after the sun sets | at night, in the dark, at dusk |
| del quale (prep. + pron.) | used to refer to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information | that, which, that which |
| e (conj.) | in addition to | and, plus, also |
| ha bisogno (v.) | used to express necessity; from the verb avere meaning to have and the word bisogno meaning need | need, want, require |
| la nostra voce (possessive pron. + n.) | sound made using vocal organs, belonging to the speaker plus one or more people | our voices, our words |
| lanciare (v.) | to propel something through the air | to throw, to hurl, to cast |
| mare (n.) | a large body of salt water, or the area near it | sea, seaside, beach, shore |
| nudo (adj.) | having no covering or clothes on | bare, naked, unclothed, exposed |
| parlare (v.) | to utter words | to speak, to talk |
| partiamo (v.) | from the verb partire meaning to go away from a place | we depart, we leave, we go |
| per (prep.) | with the purpose of | to, in order to, so as to |
| raggiungere (v.) | come to a place | arrive at, reach, get to |
| sassi (n.) | a hard mineral material | rocks, stones, pebbles |
| siamo (v.) | from the verb essere meaning to be | we are |
| territorio (n.) | area of land belonging to a country or a group of people | territory, country, land, place |
| un (art.) | used to refer to someone or something for the first time | a, an, one |
Background
II. About Free Verse
Free verse is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from
limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms. Such
poems are without rhythms and rhyme schemes; do not follow regular rhyme
scheme rules and still provide artistic expression. In this way, the poet can give his
own shape to a poem how he/she desires. However, it still allows poets to use
alliteration, rhyme, cadences or rhythms to get the effects that they consider are
suitable for the piece.
Bio
Gëzim Hajdari writes poetry in Albanian and Italian. He had to flee Albania after he criticized its communist government. He immigrated to Italy. For many years he lived alone in an abandoned building near Rome. He writes about exile, rebellion, and isolation. He explains: “My true homeland is my language and my body. We must be perennial travelers.”