Cesare Pavese (1908-1950)
translation by Italo Calvino
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.