Thursday, November 15, 2012

Amid the Scrawls

Love poem on a wall, via Gramsci, Livorno
In Italian “pasta” is also pastry or paste, and “pasta d'uomo” means literally a man so easygoing as he is made of dough. In this case the writer plays on the double meaning, calling her is 'his condiment'.

È la mia musica l'unica che capisce
Sono una pasta d'uomo lei mi condisce

(She) is the only one to understand my music
I am an easygoing man, she is my condiment

A 'minority' interpretation would be instead:

Only my music understands me
I am an easygoing man, (my music) is my condiment

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10 comments:

  1. Taken For GrantedNovember 15, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    Interesting graffiti on this wall. The writer sound like he wants to consume his girl friend.

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  2. MichelleNovember 15, 2012 at 2:49 AM

    Quite poetic words for graffiti.

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  3. RandyNovember 15, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    I see a little music in there.

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  4. Luis GomezNovember 15, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    Getting kind of hungry here. ;)

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  5. DinaNovember 15, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    Fun with words.

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  6. cieldequimperNovember 15, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Lol... Still ugly though.

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  7. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerNovember 15, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Oh, that's interesting...hmm I think it's dinner time!

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  8. HalcyonNovember 15, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    I like this quote a lot. :)

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  9. AriannaNovember 15, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Originale! La pasta d'uomo sarà senz'altro già impiattata ;) ciao, Arianna

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  10. AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 11:58 PM

    Thank you for this inspiration. Please have a good Friday.

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