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Saturday, August 13, 2005

Copenaghen, 13/08/2005


Copenaghen, una panchina qualunque nel centro della citta´.
Mi sono preso una pausa dal rumore della gente e dalla voce che fermenta nella zona pedonale; mi e´ bastato girare l´angolo e subito le musiche si sentono lontane e si incontra qualche persona forse danese che cammina... e´ molto difficile incontrarli i danesi nella zona pedonale brulicante di turisti: la lingua che si sente piu´ di frequente e´ l´italiano, forse perche´ mia la riconosco piu´ facilmente, forse semplicemente gli italiani sono piu´ chiaccheroni.
Ma come dice il saggio travestito da cabarettista contorsionista "A Copenaghen tutti parlano inglese".
Il saggio qui ha molti travestimenti, ad un angolo parla italiano e mette i panni del disegnatore di mondi che non esistono, all´altro incanta i passanti con i suoi violini, nella piazza lo senti nei ritmi di due tamburi, per la via lo scorgi nel brindisi di due ubriaconi di passaggio.
Ogni tanto il saggio e´ triste, ogni tanto allegro, a volte lo incontri li´, fermo al semaforo che conta i secondi che restano al rosso. Prima o poi sara´ verde e si incamminera´ per il lato giusto del marciapiede. Di sicuro in direzione del porto.

København, a bench in the city center.
We`re taking a little rest from the noise of the crowd and from the voice coming from the pedestrian area; turning the corner was enough as for hearing the same music but now far away and it`s even possible to meet some Danish walking around... it`s difficult to find a real Danish through the pedestrian area, filled up with tourists: the most common language is the Italian, but perhaps only because it`s the language we understand better, or perhaps because Italians are very talkative after all.
An wise African contortionist says "Everybody in København speaks English", and it`s true.
Here the wise shows many brilliant disguises: on one corner he speaks Italian and wears the dress of the painter of unreal worlds, on another corner he puts a spell on the passers-by by playing his violin, in the central square one may hear him in the rythm of a couple of drums, along the street one may see him in a toast between two runaway homelesses.
Sometimes the wise is sad, sometimes happy, sometimes you may find him standing before the semaforic light while counting down the seconds for the red light. But sooner or later the green will come and he will start walking along the right side of the pavement. For sure, heading to the harbour.

4 Comments:

  • Boys, so far you have not mentioned another interesting thing: how did you survive to the cold of the deep North in a tent? How was the temperature?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:47 AM  

  • it is a pity that You are comming back to Italy so early-I would like to read more and more such a story from You! Never come back to work, please! and send as many as possible so beautiful descriptions of Your trip!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:22 AM  

  • Hi Ing. G.!
    In effect we had some problem in fighting against the odds of the northern weather. We experienced very low temperature in Norway, but especially rain and freezing wind which was the worst, at least to my opinion. Now that we are on the continent again, it`s really warm... we`re not accoustomed to that anymore...
    In any case we survived, so it`s possible to stay in a tent! (Also Andrea agrees)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:35 AM  

  • Dear Dragon,
    it`s a pity indeed, especially for us, as You may easily suppose... If we could, we`d never come back to work of course, we`re not crazy!
    But duty calls us back...
    And also some people from Poland call me back...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:39 AM  

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