Eurialo E Niso

Eurialo and Niso

Eurialo E Niso

The night was clearLa notte era chiara
the moon a great lightla luna un grande lume
Eurialo and Niso went outEurialo e Niso uscirono
from the camp towards the river.dal campo verso il fiume.
And they descended from the mountainE scesero dal monte
backpacks on their shoulderslo zaino sulle spalle
they had to blow updovevan far saltare
the bridge at Serravalle.il ponte a Serravalle.
Eurialo was a bakerEurialo era un fornaio
and Niso a studente Niso uno studente
they ran away to the mountainsscapparono in montagna
on the 8th of Septemberall'8 di settembre
the woods were already asleepi boschi già dormivano
but an owl warned themma un gufo li avvisava
there was a roadblockc'era un posto di blocco
at the end of that road.in fondo a quella strada.
Eurialo said to NisoEurialo disse a Niso
drying his foreheadasciugandosi la fronte
there are two Germansci sono due tedeschi
guarding the bridge above.di guardia sopra il ponte.
The snow had fallenLa neve era caduta
and the cold hardened ite il freddo la induriva
but they had felt shoesma avean scarpe di feltro
and no one heard them.e nessuno li sentiva.
The sentinels wereLe sentinelle erano
enchanted by the moonincantate dalla luna
it was easy to surprise themfu facile sorprenderle
cutting off their lucktagliandogli la fortuna
one of them haduna di loro aveva
a pin on her cloakuna spilla sul mantello
Eurialo picked it upEurialo la raccolse
and put it on his hat.e se la mise sul cappello.
the pin was silverla spilla era d'argento
an imperial eagleun'aquila imperiale
it shone in the nightsplendeva nella notte
more than a northern lights.più di una aurora boreale.
That's how they were seenFu così che lo videro
by the dogs and the henchmeni cani e gli aguzzini
who wanted to avengeche volevan vendicare
their killed comrades.i camerati uccisi.
Eurialo was blockedEurialo fu bloccato
in the middle of a clearingin mezzo a una radura
Niso was hidingNiso stava nascosto
covered in fearcoperto di paura
Eurialo they surroundedEurialo circondarono
covering him in spitcoprendolo di sputo
they played with him for a long timea lungo ci giocarono
even as a cat does with a mouse.come fa il gatto col topo.
But when he saw his friendMa quando vide l'amico
tied around a branchlegato intorno ad un ramo
pierced by knivestrafitto dai coltelli
like a Saint Sebastiancome un San Sebastiano
Niso had to come outNiso dovette uscire
the fury was too muchtroppo era il furore
he took out fourquattro ne fece fuori
before falling.prima di cadere.
And he fell on the snowE cadde sulla neve
at the feet of his friendai piedi dell'amico
and the moon also felle cadde anche la luna
to the bloodstained forestnel bosco insanguinato
two trees bloomeddue alberi fiorirono
near the cemeteryvicino al cimitero
the flowers were redi fiori erano rossi
blooming in winter.sbocciavano d'inverno.
The night was clearLa notte era chiara
the moon a great lightla luna un grande lume
Eurialo and Niso went outEurialo e Niso uscirono
from the camp towards the river.dal campo verso il fiume.