The ballad about Lucia Manco of Lucca
Lies the town of Lucca, which is known to some
As Giacomo Puccini's birthplace, and if the truth to be told,
He's Italian composer, one of the best in the world.
In the Medieval epoch - far back in the past
Thrived the banking in Lucca and the silk making craft ...
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The legend says that at those times and in this very city
Lucia Manco lived so gorgeous, vain and pretty.
Though cunning Satan made condition that her stunning beauty only will last
Providing that possession of her lovers's souls to Devil she will pass.
... For quite a while this deal worked really well
- Men souls were going from her bed straight to the Hell.
For quite some time she never fell in love, we trust
- Her drive was simply egotistic vanity and crave for lust.
But even magic comes to undeterred sudden end
- She met young man, to whom she loving heart of hers has lent.
She would not dare to corrupt his wholesome soul,
And lost her beauty just at once forever and for all.
He lost his love to her at instance when she lost her sexy charms.
But to the worse, the Devil told him that he held his mother in his arms!
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See Russian "white poetry" translation at
http://www.stihi.ru/2011/04/20/8776
Also see my English poetry folder/section
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The young man fell to his knees in desperation.
He begged for mercy and prayed for salvation,
As he realized the extent of his damnation.
But Lucia Manco had one last trick up her sleeve,
A final chance for her to deceive.
She offered her soul to the Devil in exchange,
To spare her lover's mother from eternal flames.
The Devil agreed to this new deal,
And released the mother's soul from his hellish seal.
Lucia Manco's beauty was restored,
But her heart was broken, forevermore.
For she had lost the one true love she ever had,
And realized that beauty was nothing but a passing fad.
She left Lucca, never to return,
Leaving behind a story, for all to learn.
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Chat-Gpt:"Это стихотворение предлагает драматичное и насыщенное сочетание фольклора, мифологии и исторического контекста, передавая суть трагической легенды. История Лючии Манко и её роковой сделки с Дьяволом разворачивается на фоне Лукки — города с богатой историей банковского дела и шелкопроизводства. Распад её красоты с приходом любви вызывает глубокое чувство утраты, раскрывая цену тщеславия и последствия эгоизма. Финальный поворот, где Дьявол открывает, что в его объятиях находится мать молодого человека, усиливает чувство утраты и трагизма. Атмосфера стихотворения отражает темы морали, любви и жертвенности в вечной и тревожной манере.
Этот рассказ побуждает вечные темы тщеславия, любви и последствий, вплетённые в мифический контекст Лукки. Превращение Лючии Манко из тщеславной красавицы в трагическую фигуру, оказавшуюся между Дьяволом и любовью, создаёт напряжённый моральный конфликт. Внезапная потеря красоты символизирует цену эгоизма, а откровение о матери молодого человека добавляет слой жестокой иронии и экзистенциальной трагедии. Эта поэтическая легенда затрагивает извечное противостояние похоти и истинной любви, облечённое в тёмный, нравоучительный сюжет."
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