Roman Holiday: Long Live our Tiber!

From the series “Rome in verses”, here’s a poem dedicated to the river Tiber, so dear to Rome and the Roman people…

Roman Holidays: Ponte Cestio

From the series “Rome in verses” by the poet Elisabetta Di Iaconi, we publish some of her verses in Roman dialect dedicated to the river Tiber.


The third longest Italian river, after Po and Adige, is about 406 km long (about 250 miles), flowing from the Emilia-Romagna Apennines (at Mount Fumaiolo, 1268 m above sea level), streaming through Rome, and into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Ostia it goes. Most of the city of Rome is to the east of the Tiber River.

Here are my verses happily translated in English by Orsola, with the original version and the Italian translation. Enjoy!

Viva er Tevere nostro!

Fiume core fanello e fumantino,
quann’è sorgente e scenne a scapicollo,
prima d’arifiatà lungo er cammino
e d’infilasse sotto a Ponte Mollo.

Così com’è inquinato è sempre bionno.
Pacioso imperatore de la storia,
ha rigalato Roma a tutto er monno
e ciaricconta ancora la mem
oria

de quela civirtà ch’è ‘no sprennore.
Mo se struscia a li ponti piano piano
e straporta li parpiti der còre
de tutto quanto er popolo romano.

Long live our Tiber!

The Tiber runs youthful and mischievous,
when in its spring form and rapidly run,
before respiring along the way
and passing under Ponte Milvio.

Despite being polluted he’s still blond.
Peaceful emperor of history,
he gave Rome to the whole world
and still tells us the memory

of that glorius civilization.
Now he lazily rubs the bridges
and carry the heart rhythm
of all the Roman people.


Traduzione in lingua:

Il Tevere corre giovane e dispettoso,/ quando è in forma di sorgente e corre velocissimo,/ prima di calmarsi lungo il tragitto/ e di passare sotto Ponte Milvio./ Pur essendo inquinato è sempre biondo./ Tranquillo imperatore della storia,/ ha donato Roma a tutto il mondo/ e ci narra ancora il ricordo/ di quella civiltà che è uno splendore./ Adesso si strofina ai ponti piano piano/ e trasporta i palpiti del cuore/ di tutto il popolo romano.

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