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If recollecting were forgetting

If recollecting were forgetting,
Then I remember not,
And if forgetting, recollecting,
How near I had forgot,
And if to miss, were merry,
And to mourn, were gay,
How very blithe the fingers
That gathered this, today!    

Se rammentare fosse dimenticare,
Allora non ricordo,
E se dimenticare, rammentare,
Quant'č vicino ciņ che ho dimenticato,
E se perdere, fosse allegro,
E dolersi, fosse gaio,
Davvero gioiose le dita
Che raccolsero questo, oggi!

(Emily Dickinson)