At night a candle’s brighter than the sun


ombre e luci nuove
musica non udita
linguaggio paraverbale del silenzio
nel frastuono del conforme senza forme
di folla ammansita
e follia disorientata
non più ribelle
una candela che arde tra soli artificiali
essere essenza senza chiederne scusa
rivelarsi come curve di notte sulla strada
testimone autentico
dentro la pelle
(AI-mediated translation)
new lights and shadows
music that is not heard
paraverbal language of silence
in the din of the conforming formless
of tamed crowd
and disoriented insanity
no longer a rebel
a candle burning among artificial suns
being essence without apologizing for it
reveal oneself as a winding road at night
authentic witness
within the skin




Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
Sting, Englishman in New York, in Nothing Like The Sun, 1987, A&M Records
At night a candle’s brighter than the sun