Amalia Cacciola

CHRISTMAS RA VIA THE PHILIPPINES

(Christmas in Via Filippini)

Sciauru i crispeddhi,

the nativity scene

and petrals,

this was a vote

our Christmas.

Game and me soru

an early morning

who ndi scirriaumu

a with s'aviva a news

pi cousin

and me grandmother

who took us

whoever bons and then receives the latu:

BELLI MEI, They did 1 BRAVI

WHO BROUGHT YOU TO ALL AND DDHUI

THE MARKET.

I'm not the one who split or warehouse chianu chianu,

holding his eternal cigarette in his hand.

There was no party atmosphere

and many cultures

no ddha stradiceddha

China of flavors.

A big family

very respected

and S. Giovanni

it will never end.

DON TOTO, DON'T GET IN,

WATCH ME IF YOU DO ZZITA,

I HAVE TO CATCH THE ROBBER

PIRCHI' YES MARITA.

You made me look for more clothes

it cost nothing

and the traders treat you

common relatives.

The viddhana cu and the long dress

located above the airports,

who kept fresh eggs

intra or fantali.

Aviva won't leave

all right,

who was u spassu ri picciriddhi

ru neighborhood.

There was Roger, who knows what

it seemed like tenors,

offering fresh fish to everyone:

I HAVE CHICKS LIKE EGGS!

while the line of people was finally outside.

Nu bbancuni chinu,to remind them,

NUTS, kill her, mandarins and purtualli

with a little lady covered with a shawl

and on the seat there were braziers

I fell with that heat on my feet.

my brother,

now everyone is like this

there is no one,

nor shops,bancuni and unfortunately

all those people died

and when I pass

'nta dha stradiceddha

who once was like that;

sweet and so beautiful ,

with hands and eyes bowed,

I remember how beautiful it was

CHRISTMAS WILL TAKE ME VIA THE PHILIPPINES.

Amalia Maria Grazia Cacciola

23/12/2018