Trasgressione nella citta eterna (translation below)

First time I played truant (if google translate worked well that should mean something like "not going to school"), had fun strolling around with my best friend =D

Giorno di trasgressione,

mai cosi tanto desiderato.

Roma, citta dal glorioso nome,

alla tua vista rimango incantato.

Evasione naturale per lo studente

stufo di quaderni e calcolatrici,

abbraciami nella tua aura splendente

mentre giro fra monumenti insieme ad amici.

Museo all'aria aperta che non deludi mai,

fammi dimenticare dello zaino sulle spalle,

di equazioni che per tutto l'anno invano studiai

e brutti voti che mi sommergono in una spirale.

Roma, ai tuoi cittadini l'orgoglio infondi

di urlare a squarciagola "Roma caput mundi".

Translation

Title: Transgression in the eternal city

Day of transgression,

never so much willed.

Rome, city of a glorious name,

watching you, I remain enchanted.

Natural evasion for the student,

sick of copybooks and calculators,

hug me in your shining atmosphere

while I stroll around monuments with my friends.

Open-air museum that never disappoints,

make me forget of the rucksack on my back,

of equations I studied all year in vain

and bad marks submerging me in a spiral.

Rome, in your citizens you inspire the pride

of shouting out loud "Roma caput mundi".

"Roma caput mundi" is a latin sentence, it means "Rome, head of the world", it was said by ancient Romans in the past.

Author's Note

I failed maths, so now I'm joining a school summer maths course in order to get ready for september test (if I pass it, I'm going to the next schoolyear, if I fail it I'm going to join the same year again), BTW I'm sick and tired of studying, it's summer !! So today I played truant for the first time, called my best friend and strolled for the beautiful streets of Rome, had a great time ! =D
Almost forgot:
Set it with Shakespearian sonnet scheme (3 quatrains a couplet ABAB CDCD EFEF GG).

Reviews

[Laura Maidah]

I tried my best to like or understand the first two line. I don't get it after about 5 million reads. Omit "my" in "my friends". It's extra baggage IMHO. "Spiral" is great alliteration to "submerging". I wonder if that was purposed. I tried substituting it with "gyre" and it really doesn't work. I like your inspiration though. It's very authentic because it's true to life.

[TL Boehm]

writing in another language has always fascinated me. I love to tell a story but I also appreciate the sound of words, the cadence. Impressive.

[To be scene To be heard..]

i love it when you write the piece in one language than translate it into english!!!

Un buon motto, e una città molto bella Roma, dovrei esserci orgoglioso a.
La sonetta 3 ♫ Una buona morale e buon pezzo di scrittura tua!

E.L.

[Leslie Philibert]

Admire people who write in two languages, didn`t understand the Italian version, so I can`t judge the translation, but I enjoyed the poem in English, a light hearted look at school with a Roman background, nice one.

[Who Cares]

I love Shakespearean sonnet format, that is how I write a lot of my poems. Your tone is very lively, You had a very authentic take in the piece.

[Luciole]

Things that make this awesome:
1. Shakespearean sonnet format (one of my favorites)
2. The story behind it
3. Its tone; it's so innocent and lively
4. The fact that it is set in a place I've never been and want to be.
5. This poem makes me want to go there even more!

:) There were two parts that stuck out to me:

"Open-air museum that never disappoints,
make me forget of the rucksack on my back,
of equations I studied all year in vain"

and


"Rome, in your citizens you inspire the pride
of shouting out loud 'Roma caput mundi'"

[Aianarie (INACTIVE)]

Beautiful! ...Rome is a never-ending source of inspiration.

[The Pain Stays Fresh]

Google Translate was correct. This is really good. Great way to describe Rome. I'm so jealous!!! I'd love to be in Rome.

[MandaBear]

Awesome! I didnt like math either. But I loved learning about Rome. I wish i could visit there. Maybe one day I will. Great Poem!