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La Bella Addormentata – Part 3 Posted by Serena on Jan 24, 2018
We continue our translation into Italian of the famous Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale La Bella Addormentata (The Sleeping Beauty). Part 3. And this sleep fell upon the whole castle; the king and queen, who had returned and were in the great hall, fell fast asleep, and with them the whole court. E questo stesso sonno…
La Bella Addormentata – Part 2 Posted by Serena on Jan 18, 2018
Here’s part 2 of my Italian translation of the famous Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale La Bella Addormentata (Sleeping Beauty). You can read part 1 HERE. Part 2. Now the king, being desirous of saving his child even from this misfortune, gave commandment that all the spindles in his kingdom should be burnt up. The maiden grew…
La Bella Addormentata – Part 1 Posted by Serena on Jan 12, 2018
Last November, we published a translation of the traditional folk tale Cappuccetto Rosso (Little Red Riding Hood). This proved very popular, and we had requests for more of the same. So, here’s another old favourite, La Bella Addormentata (Sleeping Beauty). This was my favourite fairy tale when I was a child, it didn’t scare me…
Italy … Always On Holiday? Posted by Serena on Jan 4, 2018
Despite the fact that many foreigners believe that us Italians are always on holiday, we only actually have 12 official holidays each year. Let’s find out what they are: 1. – Capodanno On the first of January we celebrate Capodanno (New Year’s Day). The name comes from capo dell’anno, literally: head of the year. Does…
A Letter To Babbo Natale Posted by Serena on Dec 22, 2017
When we were children, we used to write la letterina di Natale in the days running up to Christmas. We’d give our letters to mum and dad, who would (so we believed) post them on to Babbo Natale. In our letters we’d tell Santa what good little boys and girls we’d been, how well we’d…
Fiocchi Di Neve Posted by Serena on Dec 13, 2017
Domenica la prima neve è caduta in paese rinnovando l’incantesimo di un mondo fatato ricoperto di un soffice manto bianco. Mi è tornata in mente una delicata poesia di Umberto Saba, che descrive la magia dell’arrivo della neve. L’immagine che Umberto Saba presenta della nevicata mi ricorda la mia fanciullezza. Beh, ad essere sinceri io…
Carolina And Marianna Go For Walk Posted by Serena on Dec 6, 2017
E’ una bella giornata di sole e cielo azzurro, anche se un po’ fredda, e così Carolina e Marianna decidono di fare un giretto per i paesi intorno, che non vedono da tanto tempo. Col loro passo lento e cadenzato si avviano per le vecchie strade acciottolate e strada facendo si fermano ad assaporare qualche…