This was simply beautiful Silvio, loved how you slowly unravel everything and say so, so much. It made me have a knot up my throat and stir so many memories. Again, simply beautiful, hope there's many of this unsent letters to come.
May I ask, because I suspect there's a wonderful, compressed way to say it in Italian saturated in millennia of human consciousness, what literally did you tell your children when you said (in English translation) "Nonna didn't make it?"
Thank you, Chris. Glad you liked it. As for your question, you'd simply say "Nonna non ce l'ha fatta". Simple enough for kids to understand, and essential enough to convey the message. They knew she was fighting a battle, and that line delivered a defeat.
Thank you Silvio for sharing this moment of intimacy with your kids. I had a strong feeling that your actual Italian words would convey the wisdom, dignity, measured pride, realism and vitality that the momentous history of Italy has taught its people. Thank you for including me and all your readers in your heritage.
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This was simply beautiful Silvio, loved how you slowly unravel everything and say so, so much. It made me have a knot up my throat and stir so many memories. Again, simply beautiful, hope there's many of this unsent letters to come.
Thank you so much, Oscar. There will be many to come. This one has been hard to write, but I wanted to.
A lovely post, Silvio, well done.
May I ask, because I suspect there's a wonderful, compressed way to say it in Italian saturated in millennia of human consciousness, what literally did you tell your children when you said (in English translation) "Nonna didn't make it?"
Thank you, Chris. Glad you liked it. As for your question, you'd simply say "Nonna non ce l'ha fatta". Simple enough for kids to understand, and essential enough to convey the message. They knew she was fighting a battle, and that line delivered a defeat.
Thank you Silvio for sharing this moment of intimacy with your kids. I had a strong feeling that your actual Italian words would convey the wisdom, dignity, measured pride, realism and vitality that the momentous history of Italy has taught its people. Thank you for including me and all your readers in your heritage.
Always an honor to have you as my reader. Thank you for your words.
And it’s a privilege to share your thoughts, Silvio.
So beautiful Silvio. Your prose brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you, Stan. Thanks for reading.
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