Facciata natalizia

napoletana

 

Ai poveri balconi delle case felici

zeppe di strilli, inferme, in alto alle cornici,

ove il cielo dei fili si perde nell'albore

murario delle cupole e nel freddo del cuore,

- e Napoli nell'agro falsetto trova il piglio

grinzoso, la sua matria ridicola di figlio-

di scena è la facciata ove il Natale mostra

i melloni, le sorbe, l'uva dei merletti

di carta, i fichi d'India. (E' la nomenclatura

del far tutto con cura.) Qui sbiadiva la nostra

fanciullezza pensosa: la stanza, i vecchi letti,

il Vesuvio dipinto sul mare di Bengala.

Era l'aria festiva, era l'aria di tutti,

la porta sulla scala aperta ai pastori

che piangevano i lutti, il bambino che viene

in braccio alle novene.

Era un vederci fuori

di noi, "al vento, al gelo", per restar dentro, al fiato

di quel primo passato ove albeggiava il cielo.

Ho dipinto un ricordo, il ricordo ha la mano

paffuta di geloni per quel mangiare poco

in mostra sui balconi, ma dipingo per gioco.

Alfonso Gatto

All I Want For Christmas Is You
by Mariah Carey


I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All I want for Christmas
Is you...

I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You baby
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
You...
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need -
won't you please bring my baby to me...

Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You...

All I want for Christmas is you baby... (repeat)