| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917. |
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| 413. Sicilian Emigrant’s Song |
| | | By William Carlos Williams |
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| O—EH—lee! La—la! | |
| Donna! Donna! | |
| Blue is the sky of Palermo; | |
| Blue is the little bay; | |
| And dost thou remember the orange and fig, | 5 |
| The lively sun and the sea breeze at evening? | |
| Hey—la! | |
| Donna! Donna! Maria! | |
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| O—eh—li! La—la! | |
| Donna! Donna! | 10 |
| Gray is the sky of this land. | |
| Gray and green is the water. | |
| I see no trees, dost thou? The wind | |
| Is cold for the big woman there with the candle. | |
| Hey—la! | 15 |
| Donna! Donna! Maria! | |
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| O—eh—li! O—la! | |
| Donna! Donna! | |
| I sang thee by the blue waters; | |
| I sing thee here in the gray dawning. | 20 |
| Kiss, for I put down my guitar; | |
| I’ll sing thee more songs after the landing. | |
| O Jesu, I love thee! | |
| Donna! Donna! Maria! | |
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