Fausto Cercignani

Fausto Cercignani (born 21 March 1941) is an Italian scholar, essayist and poet, noted for his philological investigations of the English and German languages.

Examples of self-translation (c. 2004)

 * "Examples of self-translation" by Cercignani, posted at The University of Milan

at least you know them well and the words, all of them, unfold themselves with ease on muddled walls and streets, when dusk comes on.'''
 * '''If you talk to the shadows,
 * Adagio (2004)

of passing loves like silver clouds. They speak of cheerless towns, unwound: on hazy moors of muffled music.
 * They do not speak of boundless skies,
 * Adagio (2004)