It's Umberto Saba, "A mia moglie", from _Casa e campagna_ (but I'm not sure
your quote is precise--the beginning, as I remember it, is "Tu sei come una
giovane/una bianca pollastra...").
Rustically yours,
Roberto Dainotto
on 10/17/00 9:17 AM, Elena Ivanova at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I am trying to find a poem for an advanced language class I am teaching whose
> author and even title I can't remember. This situation must seem very weird to
> you, but I just recalled reading this poem years ago and it would be the
> perfect one to use in my class as an illustration of the relations between
> people and animals.
>
> This is the contents, approximately (please excuse me for the clumsy summary):
>
> The poet speaks to the beloved woman and says to her: Tu assomigli ad una
> pollastra/gallinella, giacché [...] Sei come una gatta, [...] sei come una
> cagna [...] [the conclusion:] Ma non assomigli a nessun'altra donna.
>
> I am not exactly sure about all the animals the beloved one is supposed to
> look or be like, but the first one was for sure a "pollastra" (or
> "gallinella") and the final verse is more or less as I reported it. My memory
> tells me the author was Montale, but I am not sure. Do these verses ring a
> bell for you? Do you recognize the poem?
>
> Thank you very much for your help!
>
> Elena Ivanova
>
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