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I won’t go on...But you must say hello
to all the streets and alleys of my town,
even the rich and beautiful apartments
that everybody has erected there,
and ─ requiem aeternam ─ to the chapels too,
ah, the chapels in the cemetery
where my devout Mamma Lucia is buried
with her hands still closed upon the rosary...
Of these two kisses, my dear Mountain, one
is meant for her, the other one for you.
With all my everlasting love,
Tusiani.
(Translated by Luigi Bonaffini)