Italian–English parallel text
L’ultimo autobus
The Last Bus
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A bilingual Italian–English edition: the Italian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Troppo tardi
Too late
Diego vive a Buenos Aires. Ha trentasei anni. Fa il cameriere in un ristorante grande e pieno di lavoro.
Diego lives in Buenos Aires. He is thirty-six. He is a waiter in a big, busy restaurant.
Lavora ogni notte, dalle sei all’una di notte. Gli fanno male i piedi. Gli fa male la schiena.
He works every night, from six to one in the morning. His feet hurt. His back hurts.
È venerdì sera. Il ristorante è pieno. La gente mangia carne e beve vino rosso. Parlano e ridono.
It is Friday night. The restaurant is full. People eat meat and drink red wine. They talk and laugh.
«Diego! Il tavolo nove vuole pagare!» dice il capo. «E il tavolo quattro vuole un’altra bottiglia di vino!»
“Diego! Table nine wants to pay!” says the boss. “And table four wants another bottle of wine!”
«Sì, capo,» dice Diego. Corre al tavolo nove. Corre al tavolo quattro.
“Yes, boss,” says Diego. He runs to table nine. He runs to table four.
Nell’angolo c’è un uomo con una chitarra. Suona per le persone ai tavoli. Nessuno lo ascolta.
In the corner, there is a man with a guitar. He plays for the people at the tables. Nobody listens to him.
Diego ascolta. «Bello,» pensa. Ascolta sempre la musica.
Diego listens. “Nice,” he thinks. He always listens to the music.
Diego ha una chitarra a casa. È nell’armadio nella sua camera da letto. Non apre mai quell’armadio.
Diego has a guitar at home. It is in the cupboard in his bedroom. He never opens that cupboard.
Il suo vecchio sogno è la musica. Ma un cameriere non ha tempo per la musica. Un cameriere ha i tavoli.
His old dream is music. But a waiter has no time for music. A waiter has tables.
«Diego! Perché stai lì? Il tavolo due vuole un caffè!»
“Diego! Why are you standing there? Table two wants coffee!”
«Mi scusi, capo.»
“Sorry, boss.”
Una donna al tavolo due gli sorride. «Sembra stanco,» dice.
A woman at table two smiles at him. “You look tired,” she says.
«Sono sempre stanco,» dice Diego. «Due caffè?»
“I am always tired,” says Diego. “Two coffees?”
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