Thomas Oboe Lee: Chris Vu's Vietnam 03 ... No. 916

A C. da C. .​.​. Cesare Pavese (2024)
VIII. Last blues, to be read some day
Jonas Budris, tenor
Tae Kim, piano
Music by Thomas Oboe Lee
Video by Christopher Vu
Original poem in English by Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, P.D.
Literal translation into Italian by Italo Calvino
© Departed Feathers Music, Inc. - BMI - 2024
thomasoboelee....
Last blues, to be read some day
’T was only a flirt
you sure did know -
some one was hurt
long time ago.
All is the same
time has gone by -
some day you came
some day you’ll die.
Some one has died
long time ago -
some one who tried
but didn’t know.
Italo Calvino's literal translation:
Era solo un flirt
tu certo lo sapevi -
qualcuno fu ferito
tanto tempo fa.
È tutto lo stesso.
Il tempo è passato -
un giorno venisti
un giorno morirai.
Qualcuno è morto
tanto tempo fa -
qualcuno che tentò
ma non seppe.