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Translation
I am the beach and the sea The courageous temples I am the olives, because I eat them all The red sauce, filled with love I am my grandmother’s cookies The fabric sewn together with patience I am the broom the cleans up everything The lasagna cooked with sweat I am the house that takes good care of you The family that is important I am the fights, embraces and tears The late nights out with friends I am the hot summers The eggplant, meatballs and ice cream I am the confusion that at times is overwhelming The missingness (state of missing, noun) and the sadness I am
the
Italian American
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By
Antonia Corsodoro
Sono la spiaggia ed il mare
I tempi coraggiosi
Sono le olive, che le mangio tutte
E la salsa rossa piena d’amore
I am the lake by which we played
The trees rooted to the mountainside
I am the cold snow resting on the eves
And the Fall leaves dancing in the wind
Sono I biscotti della Nonna
La stoffa univa con pazienza
Sono la scopa che pulisce tutto
La lasagna fatta con sudore
I am peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Hours spent with a book
I am the tails I tell myself at night
The songs I sing when no ones listening
Sono la casa che ti tratta bene
La famiglia che é importante
Sono le lite, gl’abbraci e le lacrime
Le serate tardi co’gli amici
I am the yarn with which I knit
The teacher and the student
I am the dreams that spur me forward
And the fear that stills my pace
Sono l’estate calde
Melanzane, polpette ed il gelato
Sono la confusione che a volte mi sopraffa
La mancanza e la tristezza
I
am the
The passport that grants passage
I am the independent west
And the plane that bridges the two
Sono L’ Italoamericana