Il suo sguardo (translation below)

That's the very first poem of my adolescence, been forced to write it for a contest (check out note for reviewers) by my italian teacher, that's when i found out i love poetry and i wanted to write it

Il suo sguardo; è dolce e misterioso, timido e intraprendente,

il suo sguardo; mi fa battere il cuore a mille,

il suo sguardo; mi richiama, m'intriga, mi rapisce.

Lei è un deja-vu sempre nuovo che mi fa andare nel pallone al suo sol' pensiero,

so di non avere molte frecce nel mio arco ma non getter™ la spugna.

Quando incrocio il suo sguardo rabbrividisco

come un cantante nel sentire la propria canzone alla radio.

Mi spremo le meningi cercando un modo per avvicinarmi

ma in sua presenza ho talmente tanta paura

che tutti i muscoli del mio corpo mi chiedono di tagliare la corda,

non so se un giorno lei sarà mia,

ma so per certo che non dimenticher™ mai

il suo indecifrabile, incomprensibile, misterioso sguardo.

Translation (check note for reviewers)

Title: Her look

Her look; it's sweet and mysterious, shy and enterprising,

her look; it makes my heart beat very fast,

her look; it calls me, attracts me, kidnaps me.

She's an always new deja-vu that drives me crazy whenever i think of her,

I know i don't have much chances but i'm not giving up.

Whenever I look at her when she's looking at me, i shiver,

like a singer while listening to his song at the radio.

I try very hard to find a way to get closer to her,

but when i'm close to her I'm so afraid

that every muscle of my body ask me to run away,

I don't know whether one day she'll be mine

but i know for sure that i won't never forget

her indecipherable, incomprehensible, mysterious look.

Idiomatic sentences:

Italian - Literal translation - real translation

Andare nel pallone - Going inside the soccer ball - Be in a messed up situation (be driven crazy)

Avere molte frecce nel mio arco - Having a lot of arrows in my bow - Having a lot of chances

Getter™ la spugna - Drop the sponge - Give up

Mi spremo le meningi - I press my meninges - Think very hard (try very hard to)

Tagliare la corda - Cut the rope - Run away

Author's Note

Translation sucks, just use it to get the meaning =D
The contest has been created to save idiomatic italian sentences that are risking to die, under the translation i've written the ones i've used, translating them both literally and in the way they should be translated

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"She's an always new deja-vu that drives me crazy whenever i think of her,"
I like this poem. Some woman will make us crazy with their appearance. I like the description of her in your words. A very good ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Roe]

such a lovely write. I love how you write one in a different language and than translate it :)

[Rae Emeral]

Your translations do not suck! Both are absolutely amazing! This is such a sweet and heartwarming piece! Love it! Keep up the awesome work.
~Rae Emeral

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Dominic you never fail to deliver, a well placed the piece1 x

[MandaBear]

Simply amazing! you just have a way with words :) you have talent. great job