“Full fathom five thy father lies.
Of his bones are coral made.
Those are pearls that were his eyes.
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.”
(“A cinque tese sotto
dell’acque sta sepolto
tuo padre, e non è morto,
ché la magia del mare
lo seppe trasformare
in cosa ricca e strana:
son l’ossa sue coralli
e perle le pupille;
ed ogni ora le ninfe
fan per lui rintoccare
la funebre campana”)
(Shakespeare, The Tempest)
