Giacomo Leopardi's most famous poems
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Infinite · To Silvia · Saturday in the Village. (Updated Sep 25, 2021.)
The most read, loved and studied poems of the Canti, from L'infinito to the Night Song, according to anthologies and literature sites.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 15
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The Infinite
1819. A hedge, a hill and a mind that drifts away.
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To Silvia
1828. The lost youth of a girl from Recanati.
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Saturday in the Village
1829. Waiting for the holiday is better than the holiday.
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Night Song of a Wandering Shepherd in Asia
1829-1830. A shepherd asks the moon about the meaning of life.
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The Calm after the Storm
1829. Relief as the only pleasure.
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The Solitary Thrush
The poet sees himself in a lonely bird.
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The Evening of the Holiday
1820. The melancholy after a feast day.
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Broom, or the Flower of the Desert
1836. His poetic testament, on the slopes of Vesuvius.
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Memories
1829. Returning to the places and illusions of childhood.
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To the Moon
1819. Memory that sweetens even pain.
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To Himself
1833. His shortest and bitterest poem.
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Sappho's Last Song
1822. The Greek poet and beauty denied.
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To Italy
1818. The patriotic song that opens the Canti.
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The Setting of the Moon
Among his last poems, written in Naples.
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The Dream
1820-1821. A beloved woman appears in a dream.
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