Le belle Api
Le api son preziose
volan per chiari cieli
indomite e graziose
producon dolci mielinell’aere son librate
danzano indaffarate
leggere su ogni fiore
ne libano il licoreal sol di primavera
raccolgon fino a sera
al caldo dell’estate
mieton organizzatecatturano i colori
dei petali fortezza
dei pollini e dei fiori
l’effimera bellezza
The Beautiful Bees
Bees are precious
They fly in clear skies
Resolute and gracious
They produce sweet honeys.They hover in the air
They dance busily
Lightly upon each flower
They sip the liquorIn the springtime sunshine
They gather until evening
In the heat of the summer
They reap in an organized wayThey capture the colours
Of the fortress-like petals
Of the pollens and flowers
The short-lived beauty
Translation courtesy of Marion Apley Porreca