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Marcus Cumberlege - Lord Dunsany

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Marcus Cumberlege - Lord Dunsany

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Al liuto Gilbert Isbin.

When I was thirteen years of age
In Lord Dunsany's house
We sat down at the chessboard
And played at cat and mouse.

He seemed a wise old gentle man
With a pointed silver beard,
But when the end-game was begun
He spoke as I had feared.

“You have some knowledge of the play
And move the pieces well,
But on the thirteenth move from now
I'll have you in my spell.”

Twelve moves went by, they seemed like hours,
I doubted what he said.
But when the thirteenth move was played
I found my king was dead.

Lord Dunsany

Quando avevo tredici anni
A casa di Lord Dunsany
Ci sedemmo alla scacchiera
E lui giocò al gatto col topo.

Sembrava un vecchio saggio e gentile
Con la barba d'argento a punta,
Ma verso la fine della partita
Parlò come avevo temuto.

"Tu hai una certa conoscenza del gioco
E sai muovere bene i pezzi,
Ma alla tredicesima mossa a partire da ora
Cadrai nel mio incantesimo".

Dodici mosse passarono, sembrò durassero ore,
Misi in dubbio quello che aveva detto.
Ma alla tredicesima mossa
Mi accorsi che il mio re era morto.