Giuseppe Borrello
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Giuseppe Borrello (Catania, 1820 — Catania, 1894) was a Sicilian poet, who wrote mainly in Sicilian, and an Italian patriot.
In 1837, at a time when Catania was experiencing a cholera empidemic, he was granted special emergency powers by the Bourbon government, but was relieved of his duties once his liberal views and attitudes became known.
He participated in the popular revolts of 1848, being one of the main provocateurs in Catania. During the Risorgimento of 1860 he became aligned with Garibaldi's forces and reached the rank of Major.
An anthology of his poems is simply entitled: Puisii Siciliani (Sicilian Poems).
[edit] Example
The following short poem pays homage to the renowned Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses [1]:
| Sicilian | English |
|---|---|
| Un pedi di castagna | A chestnut tree |
| tantu grossu | was so large |
| ca ccu li rami so' forma un paracqua | that its branches formed a shelter |
| sutta di cui si riparò di l'acqua, | under which refuge was sought from the rain |
| di fùrmini, e saitti | from thunder bolts and flashes of lightning |
| la riggina Giuvanna | by Queen Joanne |
| ccu centu cavaleri, | with a hundred knights, |
| quannu ppi visitari Mungibeddu | when on her way to Mt Etna |
| vinni surprisa di lu timpurali. | was taken by surprise by a fierce storm. |
| D'allura si chiamò | From then on so was it named |
| st'àrvulu situatu 'ntra 'na valli | this tree nestled in a valley and its courses |
| lu gran castagnu d'i centu cavalli. | the great chestnut tree of one hundred horses. |
[edit] References
- ^ Poesie sul Castagno dei Cento Cavalli. (Sicilian) Catania Natura. Dipartimento di Botanica, University of Catania. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
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