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Italian to English: La brigata delle cinque sorelle by Paola Peretti General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Italian La tovaglia si gonfiava e sgonfiava, allontanandosi da me o avvicinandosi a ogni passaggio delle zie, di mamma o di nonna. Io giocavo a non farmi toccare dalla carta, oppure a indovinare quali piedi avrebbe scoperto. Di solito, la mamma e la nonna Bianca erano quelle che si muovevano di più. Intravedevo le loro scarpe – rosse a tacco dodici per mamma, nere col cinturino per la nonna – avanzare ai lati opposti del tavolo e raggiungersi in cima: probabilmente srotolavano dei fogli di pasta tirati la sera prima. Immaginavo la scena basandomi sulla percezione della luce e dell’aria intorno a me. Un cassetto che veniva aperto e richiuso con forza. Il tonfo freddo dello sportello del frigorifero, l’alito del forno spalancato in cui veniva cotto il primo pasticcio della giornata. Anche se non ne percepivo il rumore potevo sentire la vibrazione dello schiaffo delle strisce di pasta lasciate ricadere contro la tovaglia, ne vedevo l’ombra in trasparenza.
Translation - English The tablecloth swayed, sweeping its way closer and then farther away with each step of my aunts, mom, and grandma. I played keep-away from the parchment. Other times, I’d try to guess whose feet had come into view. Usually, it was my mom and Grandma Bianca who moved around the most. I’d catch a glimpse of their shoes—my mom wore red high heels, my grandmother’s had black straps. They’d start on opposite sides of the table and work their way to the center—probably rolling out sheets of dough they’d prepped the night before. I used the light and air around me to help me imagine the scene. A drawer that opened and then slammed shut. The cold thud of the refrigerator door. The whiff of heat from the open oven door as the day’s first batch was brought out. Even if I couldn’t hear the noises, I could feel the dough slap onto the surface and then watch as strips of it hung down the sides of the tablecloth, its shadow coming through the paper walls.
Italian to English: Blocco 11/ Block 11 - A Novel by Piero degli Antoni General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Italian Il resto del tavolo era deserto. Dalle altre otto ciotole ordinatamente disposte si levava nell’aria un filo di vapore acqueo che si disperdeva a mezza altezza, mentre gli otto pezzi di pane aspettavano di essere divorati. L’uomo mangiò un altro boccone e sorbì qualche cucchiaiata di caffè, mentre lei si accontentò di qualche briciola. Fecero colazione in un silenzio assorto e sacro, che non avrebbero mai osato infrangere. I loro occhi erano pensierosi, attraversati da immagini distanti e terribili.
Translation - English The rest of the table was vacant. A faint line of steam rose from the other eight neatly plated bowls before dissipating into the air; while the eight slices of bread remained, waiting patiently to be devoured. The man ate another mouthful of bread and sipped a few spoonfuls of coffee; while, she was far more contented by the smaller morsels. They ate, consumed by a sacred silence, one that neither of them dared to break. Their eyes were lost in thought, filled by images both distant and terrible.
Italian to English: Children's Story: Il Cerchio Magico - The Magic Circle General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Italian Ursula era venuta al mondo in una foresta dell'Africa centrale. Proprio lì, un giorno lontano, era stata rapita da alcuni scienziati. Aveva vissuto per un po’ di tempo in un laboratorio, poi era stata messa su un razzo e mandata in orbita. Una volta lassù, in- vece di esplodere con tutto il razzo – come era in programma – aveva premuto un bottone ed era stata espulsa con il paracadute. Dopo aver attraversato a velocità supersonica tutti gli strati dell’atmosfera, era atterrata proprio nel bel mezzo del Cerchio Magico. Era stata quindi lei la prima abitante di quel luogo. Per il fatto di essere la più vecchia e di aver vissuto a lungo con gli uomini – ma soprattutto per essere andata in orbita fin quasi a toccare le stelle – era considerata da tutti la più saggia.
Translation - English It was in a forest in central Africa where Ursula was born. And it was there that, many years before; she had been kidnapped by scientists. She lived, for a brief period, in a laboratory before being sent into orbit on a rocket ship. Yet, rather than detonating with the rest of the rocket – as this was the plan – she escaped with the push of a button and parachuted back to Earth. After having traversed every strata of the atmosphere at supersonic velocities, she landed right in the center of the Magic Circle. And so it was that Ursula became its very first inhabitant. Given Ursula was the oldest, and given she’d lived the longest in the company of humans—and had journeyed into space as far as the stars themselves—she was considered the wisest of all creatures.
Italian to English: La Signora di Sing Sing by Idanna Pucci (FILM TREATMENT) General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - Italian EXT. NEW ORLEANS - GIORNO
Mardi Gras 1885 - I carri del Carnevale sfilano per le strade tra il clamore della popolazione. Il carro reale, che trasporta il re e la regina, avanza lento verso la fine del percorso, in tutta la sua maestà e profusione di stelle filanti, fiori, grida e musica sfrenata. Cora Slocomb, regina del Carnevale, è seduta sul suo trono, accanto al re. Ha la testa incoronata di mille pietre colorate. In mano tiene lo scettro magico. Cora è raggiante, gli occhi lucidi dall’emozione. Nella tribuna d’onore, la MADRE: ”Suo padre sarebbe stato orgoglioso di lei, regina della sua New Orleans...”.
Translation - English EXT. NEW ORLEANS – DAY
Mardi Gras, 1883 - Colorful floats parade in the streets engulfed in the clamor of the crowd. In all its majesty, the royal float carrying the carnival king and queen, advances slowly amidst showers of sparks, flowers, frenetic music, and cheers. Cora Slocomb, Queen of the Carnival, sits on her throne next to the king. She wears a crown adorned by a thousand colored stones. Cora is radiant; her eyes brim with excitement. In the honorary grandstand, sits her MOTHER: “Her father would have been so proud to see his Cora, Queen of New Orleans...”
Italian to English: CTS Travel Magazine
Source text - Italian Bryce Canyon è un piccolo parco nazionale nel sud ovest dello Utah, istituito nel 1924 e dedicato al pioniere mormone Ebenezer Bryce. Vi si scorgono paesaggi mozzafiato: spirali di roccia cesellate dalla forza del vento, colonnati scolpiti dalla natura e poi colorati con le tonalità del rosa, arancione, viola, e pinnacoli e guglie a cui si aggiungono bizzarre formazioni chiamate "Hoodoo".
Translation - English Bryce Canyon is a small national park in southwestern Utah, established in 1924 and named after Mormon Pioneer, Ebenezer Bryce. The landscape is nothing short of breathtaking: spiral rock sculpted by heavy winds; hollows carved out by erosional forces and shaded by tones of red, orange, and violet; pinnacles and spires infused together creating the bizarre formation known as the "Hoodoo".
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