{"id":10486,"date":"2015-11-27T12:25:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=10486"},"modified":"2015-11-27T12:25:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:25:03","slug":"translation-carmelas-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/translation-carmelas-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation: Carmela’s Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you who need a bit of help with the dialogue from Carmela’s Cat here’s the story once again with my English translation<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bianchina first\u00a0appeared one cold November morning. Carmela opened the shutters of her living room window letting in the slanting autumn sunlight and found the kitten stretched across the window sill next to the geraniums.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllora, tu chi sei?\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>So, who are you?\u201d<\/strong><\/span> Carmela asked the little white creature, \u201cda dove sei arrivato?\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Where did you come from?\u201d<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The kitten turned her head towards Carmela and replied with a weak \u201cmiao\u201d<\/strong>. Carmela was immediately captivated by two tiny crossed china blue eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAvrai fame immagino?\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>I suppose you’re hungry?\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she asked, noticing the sharp outlines of the little one\u2019s ribs, \u201cs\u00ec, sei proprio affamato, vero? Dai, vieni \u2026.\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>yes, you’re really hungry aren’t you? Come on then …\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she reached out towards the kitten which made a half hearted attempt to hide itself behind a pot of geraniums, \u201cdai, non avere paura, ho fame anch\u2019io \u2026 dai, vieni piccolino, vieni a fare colazione con me\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>come on, don’t be afraid, come and have breakfast with me, little one\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she said scooping the little creature up and cupping it in her warm\u00a0hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cMamma mia, che freddo che c\u2019hai! Vieni che c\u2019\u00e8 la stufa gi\u00e0 accesa in cucina\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>Oh, you’re so cold! Come on, the stove’s already lit in the kitchen\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she said wrapping the kitten in the folds of her old sweater and carrying it through to the kitchen where\u00a0the freshly lit\u00a0wood stove\u00a0crackled and hissed\u00a0in one corner.<\/p>\n

Next to the stove stood an old scranno, the wooden high backed bench\u00a0on which her mamma mother<\/span> and nonna grandmother<\/span> used to sit together in the evenings, knitting socks, and occasionally feeding logs into the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cEccoci, accomodati pure\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>There we are, make yourself comfortable\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she said, delicately placing the cold and hungry creature onto the knitted patchwork blanket which served as a cushion. \u201cE adesso vado a trovarci qualcosa da mangiare, va bene?\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>And now I’ll go and find us something to eat, okay?\u201d<\/strong><\/span> she pulled one corner of the blanket over the kitten to keep it warm,\u00a0rearranged\u00a0the glowing logs in the stove, and went off to heat up some milk.<\/p>\n

\u201cStamattina latte caldo con brioche, ti va bene piccolino?\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Hot milk and brioche this morning, is that all right little one?\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"cat<\/a><\/p>\n

Scratch, scratch\u00a0\u2026. \u201cmiao!\u201d<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n

Carmela opened the living room shutters \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cChi c\u2019\u00e8? \u2026. ciao bellissima!\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Who’s there? …. hello beautiful!\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u201cmiao miao\u201d
\n\u201cS\u00ec s\u00ec, hai ragione, \u00e8 ora di fare colazione, scusami, sono molto in ritardo stamattina, ma sai come sono dopo le mie gite in citt\u00e0, torno sempre cotta, vero amore?\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Yes yes, you’re right, it’s time for breakfast, excuse me, I’m really late this morning, but you know what I’m like after my trips to the city, I always come back exhausted, isn’t that right love?\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bianchina purred loudly,\u00a0took a few steps forward, looked up at Carmela with her lovely china blue slightly crossed eyes, and rubbed her head against her friend\u2019s chin.<\/p>\n

\u201cSu, cosa mangiamo stamani, una bella brioche\u00a0col latte caldo, cosa\u00a0ne dici?\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Right, what shall we eat this morning, a lovely brioche with hot milk, what do you say?\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u201cmiao!\u201d
\n\u201cEcco, come al solito abbiamo deciso assieme subito \u2026 poi, ho una cosa speciale per te amore mio, sai cos\u2019\u00e8 oggi?\u201d <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>There, as usual we decided together straight away … then I’ve got something special for you my love, do you know what today is?\u201d<\/strong> <\/span>
\n\u201cpurrrrr\u201d
\n\u201cS\u00ec, infatti, oggi \u00e8 il nostro terzo anniversario, pensa un po\u2019, son gi\u00e0 passati tre anni da quando ti ho trovato piccina piccina e affamata sul mio davanzale,\u00a0e quindi\u00a0ti ho portato una cosa bellissima dalla citt\u00e0.”<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>Yes, that’s right, today is our third anniversary, just think, three years have already gone by since I found you, all tiny and hungry on my window sill, and so I’ve brought you something beautiful from the city\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n L\u2019ho\u00a0notato nella vetrina di un negozio di roba per gli animali proprio accanto alla banca. Il ragazzo ha insistito che lo prendessi gratis, mi ha addirittura implorato \u2026\u2026 che strano, mi sono detta. Poi mi sono resa conto che avevo gi\u00e0\u00a0la pistola in mano, tutta pronta per entrare in banca \u2026. che scema!\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>I noticed it in the window of a shop selling stuff for animals, right next to the bank. The boy insisted that I took it for free, he even begged me … how strange, I said to myself. Then I realised that I already had my pistol in my hand, all ready to go into the bank …. what an idiot I am!\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cComunque, eccotela!\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>However, here, it’s for you!”<\/span> Carmela opened a blue\u00a0silk lined\u00a0box to reveal a beautiful grey velvet cat collar with the name Bianchina embroidered in white thread.<\/p>\n

Bianchina gazed indifferently\u00a0past the collar and began to\u00a0 move towards the kitchen \u201cMa non ti piace amore? \u2026\u00a0oddio, come sono cretina, hai fame, vero? \u2026 s\u00ec, infatti anch\u2019io ce l\u2019ho!\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>Don’t you like it love? … oh god, what a nitwit I am, you’re hungry aren’t you? … yes, that’s right, so am I!\u201d<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Bianchina twisted and caressed her way around\u00a0her friend\u2019s\u00a0legs whilst Carmela warmed up the milk and brioche.
\nAfterwards, they sat together on the patchwork blanket in front of the crackling wood stove.<\/p>\n

\u201cE adesso ti racconto tutte le mie avventure in citt\u00e0 \u2026 poi ti faccio vedere le ultime scarpe che ho acquistato \u2026..\u201d<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>And now I’ll tell you all about my adventures in the city … then I’ll show you the latest shoes that I acquired …..\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

——————————–<\/p>\n

\"Bianchina<\/a>

Bianchina sleeping on her friend Coc\u00f2<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In memoria di Bianchina la Gattina: 26\/08\/2015\u00a0\u2013 23\/11\/2015
\nIn memory of Bianchina the kitten: 26\/08\/2015\u00a0\u2013 23\/11\/2015<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Previous Chapters in Carmela’s Story<\/p>\n

Carmela’s Story Chapter 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Carmela’s Story Chapter 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Carmela’s Story Chapter 3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Carmela’s Story Chapter 4<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

For those of you who need a bit of help with the dialogue from Carmela’s Cat here’s the story once again with my English translation Bianchina first\u00a0appeared one cold November morning. Carmela opened the shutters of her living room window letting in the slanting autumn sunlight and found the kitten stretched across the window sill…<\/p>\n

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