So eternity and the sense of infinite betrays to have the nectar of greater life which the poet paints by the spiritual ink....Nice the peace depicts the tranquility, not the war. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Today, the verb "fingere" can also be used in a reflexive way as "fingersi," which holds the meaning of "wanting to appear; make oneself believed to be crazy, sick, happy, sad, etc."
The transitive form of the verb "fingere" is documented to have first appeared in 1294, while the reflexive form came later in 1532 (Zolli).
Beauty of silence inherits someone by birth perhaps. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.. "L'Infinito" is one of the main lyrics by Giacomo Leopardi, written during his youth in Recanati, Marche.
Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito. the rustling of the wind among these plants, Maybe he even wants to use another meaning, by implying that his thoughts are wondering slowly, together with his gaze, upon the empty spaces of the universe and the mysteries of life. Dizionario Etimologico Italiano.
He does this, so that he can preserve his heart from experiencing fear.
He is telling us how he is trying to fool himself into molding his own thoughts. probably written in the autumn of 1819, it shows a keen sense of mortality conveyed in the dying of seasons and drowning of thoughts.. una delle più belle poesie.. in assoluto.. another translation:
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A highly philosophical and mystical poem to read! A timeless Italian poem translated in English, Manuscript of the poem “The infinity” by Giacomo Leopardi, Tags: AllAutorsBibliotecaGiacomo LeopardiLeopardipoemsPoesiePoetry, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Fairy tale C. PERRAULT Fable TEXT EN, OSCAR WILDE fable THE DEVOTED FRIEND Fairy tale x kids TEXT, CINDERELLA Fairy tale by CHARLES PERRAULT Fable English TEXT, PROMETHEUS Story by FRANZ KAFKA TEXT translated into ENGLISH, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Text poem BEAUTY book THE FLOWERS OF EVIL, EDGAR ALLAN POE Tale WILLIAM WILSON Short Story Full TEXT EN, ARTHUR RIMBAUD Poetry VOWELS full TEXT Translated English EN, ERNEST HEMINGWAY Short Story CAT IN THE RAIN English TEXT EN, GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ Short Story LIGHT IS LIKE WATER Text, BTS DYNAMITE Song LYRICS English TEXT and Official VIDEO ENG, The Backbone Flute – Vladimir Majakovskij, LEO TOLSTOY – THREE QUESTIONS (short stories) ENG, IMAGINE by JOHN LENNON Song LYRICS English text Translation, PINK FLOYD Song Lyrics COMFORTABLY NUMB Full English text, ELTON JOHN YOUR SONG LYRICS original English TEXT video live, BEATLES Lyrics Song MICHELLE original English TEXT +Video EN, STING FRAGILE SONG LYRICS Full English TEXT & official VIDEO, BILLIE EILISH MY FUTURE Song LYRICS English TEXT and VIDEO, ARTHUR RIMBAUD – CHILDHOOD (from: Illuminations – poems) ENG. Infinite silence to this voice Go comparing: and I'm reminded of the eternal, And the dead seasons, and the present And the living, and her sound.
Leopardi, Giacomo. Leopardi, Giacomo: The infinity (L'infinito in English) Leopardi, Giacomo. It is widely known within Italy. The verb has four main meanings: it refers to a ship which brakes and sinks at sea, it refers to a person who has survived such an accident, it refers to a person who fails in something or does not find a warm welcome, and finally it poetically refers to being lost.
To the point that my heart is quite overwhelmed. There is yet another factor which has given "ermo" a different meaning. Zingarelli, Nicola.
Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. ", The Latin form evolved into the Italian form by undergoing a syncope of the "e" ("eremu" to "ermu") and then a vowel shift from "u" to "o" ("ermu" to "ermo").
Originally published at www.goodreads.com. Galassi has contributed an informative introduction and notes that provide a sense of Leopardi’s sources and ideas.
It is fascinating to note that the original meaning has remained in Spanish, where "henir" means "to make bread" (Barbera). spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani - but note that Leopardi hated Recanati and made several unsuccessful attempts to leave the village -. 2.
As I mentioned earlier, I did but a small part of what could be done with this poem, but it is a start which will leave a mark for how it has effected my knowledge and my life. The discovery I made in studying this word is that I always thought that both the transitive and the reflexive forms of this verb meant "to remember." There is an Italian synonym of "spaurare" which seems even closer to the Latin form. Dictionaries and etymological dictionaries seemed to dig me deeper into the subject as I searched through them, and I found out that I am fascinated by this type of research. Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito.I see the title often translated as The Infinite, but I am not sure that means anything in English, so I am going to opt for Infinity. Cosi tra questa. The first record of its use is dated 1225. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.But when I sit and gaze, I imagine, in my thoughtsEndless spaces beyond the hedge,An all encompassing silence and a deeply profound quiet,To the point that my heart is almost overwhelmed.And when I hear the wind rustling through the treesI compare its voice to the infinite silence.And eternity occurs to me, and all the ages past,And the present time, and its sound.Amidst this immensity my thought drowns:And to founder in this sea is sweet to me.L'infinitoSempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colleE questa siepe che da tanta parteDe'l ultimo orrizonte il guarde esclude.Ma sedendo e mirando interminatiSpazi di la da quella, e sovrumaniSilenzi, e profondissima quiete,Io nel pensier mi fingo, ove per pocoIl cor non si spaura. from so much of the ultimate horizon. As we have seen, the meaning of the adjective "ermo" has been influenced by Latin and even Greek. The Infinite Poem by Count Giacomo Leopardi - Poem Hunter. his home where he was like a prison and
Importance of form. It was always dear to me, this solitary hill,
Knowing all of this, it is still hard for me to understand the meaning of this particular word in the context of the poem.
e le morte stagioni, e la presente In other words, there are two old meanings in Italian which show that "fingere" used to mean "to draw with paint or to sculpture," and "to mold; to form," just like the old Indo-European root (Zingarelli). il cor non si spaura. Maybe he wanted to say that he looks for refuge in his thoughts, but these thoughts are fake, and he molds them and forms them however he wants them to be, so that his heart will not be scared by his real, true thoughts.
in thought, I create interminable spaces,
DANTE ALIGHIERI THE DIVINE COMEDY HELL (Inferno) canto 2 ENG, AGAINST SEDUCTION poem by BERTOLT BRECHT english text, W. H. AUDEN – LULLABY poem from: ANOTHER TIME, English text, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Full TEXT Poems, books, ebooks, writings, translated into English, PABLO NERUDA all the POETRY Poems Books ebook Full ENGLISH TEXT online Eng, STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ – Full text translated into English of Poems, poetry, books, ebooks, writings, short stories, by S. Mallarmé. In the Italian incelosphere he isn't only considered a protocel, but also the precursor of blackpill ideology. I have selected five words to analyze, not because they are key words of the poem, but because they are words which were not completely clear to me, and which I have always understood only in the context of the poem.
This solitary hill has always been dear to me, And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of. Sovrumani could I think most accurately but very clumsily be rendered as “more than human”. Leopardi called “L’infinito” an “idyll”, a definition that perfectly fits the charm and suggestive power of this superb poem, which, to quote Renato Poggioli, “makes familiar and almost dear to the heart of man the alien metaphysical vision of a universe ruled by laws other than those of life and death.”. Combining them into sink and drown seems to me to give a clear equivalent of the Italian as well as a few needed syllables. and the dead seasons, and the living present,
E come il vento From this last meaning, the use spread throughout the world and it assumes today the international meaning of the little gifts we buy when we go to a place away from home and we want to have something to remember from the place we visited.
So eternity and the sense of infinite betrays to have the nectar of greater life which the poet paints by the spiritual ink....Nice the peace depicts the tranquility, not the war. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Today, the verb "fingere" can also be used in a reflexive way as "fingersi," which holds the meaning of "wanting to appear; make oneself believed to be crazy, sick, happy, sad, etc."
The transitive form of the verb "fingere" is documented to have first appeared in 1294, while the reflexive form came later in 1532 (Zolli).
Beauty of silence inherits someone by birth perhaps. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.. "L'Infinito" is one of the main lyrics by Giacomo Leopardi, written during his youth in Recanati, Marche.
Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito. the rustling of the wind among these plants, Maybe he even wants to use another meaning, by implying that his thoughts are wondering slowly, together with his gaze, upon the empty spaces of the universe and the mysteries of life. Dizionario Etimologico Italiano.
He does this, so that he can preserve his heart from experiencing fear.
He is telling us how he is trying to fool himself into molding his own thoughts. probably written in the autumn of 1819, it shows a keen sense of mortality conveyed in the dying of seasons and drowning of thoughts.. una delle più belle poesie.. in assoluto.. another translation:
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A highly philosophical and mystical poem to read! A timeless Italian poem translated in English, Manuscript of the poem “The infinity” by Giacomo Leopardi, Tags: AllAutorsBibliotecaGiacomo LeopardiLeopardipoemsPoesiePoetry, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Fairy tale C. PERRAULT Fable TEXT EN, OSCAR WILDE fable THE DEVOTED FRIEND Fairy tale x kids TEXT, CINDERELLA Fairy tale by CHARLES PERRAULT Fable English TEXT, PROMETHEUS Story by FRANZ KAFKA TEXT translated into ENGLISH, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Text poem BEAUTY book THE FLOWERS OF EVIL, EDGAR ALLAN POE Tale WILLIAM WILSON Short Story Full TEXT EN, ARTHUR RIMBAUD Poetry VOWELS full TEXT Translated English EN, ERNEST HEMINGWAY Short Story CAT IN THE RAIN English TEXT EN, GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ Short Story LIGHT IS LIKE WATER Text, BTS DYNAMITE Song LYRICS English TEXT and Official VIDEO ENG, The Backbone Flute – Vladimir Majakovskij, LEO TOLSTOY – THREE QUESTIONS (short stories) ENG, IMAGINE by JOHN LENNON Song LYRICS English text Translation, PINK FLOYD Song Lyrics COMFORTABLY NUMB Full English text, ELTON JOHN YOUR SONG LYRICS original English TEXT video live, BEATLES Lyrics Song MICHELLE original English TEXT +Video EN, STING FRAGILE SONG LYRICS Full English TEXT & official VIDEO, BILLIE EILISH MY FUTURE Song LYRICS English TEXT and VIDEO, ARTHUR RIMBAUD – CHILDHOOD (from: Illuminations – poems) ENG. Infinite silence to this voice Go comparing: and I'm reminded of the eternal, And the dead seasons, and the present And the living, and her sound.
Leopardi, Giacomo. Leopardi, Giacomo: The infinity (L'infinito in English) Leopardi, Giacomo. It is widely known within Italy. The verb has four main meanings: it refers to a ship which brakes and sinks at sea, it refers to a person who has survived such an accident, it refers to a person who fails in something or does not find a warm welcome, and finally it poetically refers to being lost.
To the point that my heart is quite overwhelmed. There is yet another factor which has given "ermo" a different meaning. Zingarelli, Nicola.
Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. ", The Latin form evolved into the Italian form by undergoing a syncope of the "e" ("eremu" to "ermu") and then a vowel shift from "u" to "o" ("ermu" to "ermo").
Originally published at www.goodreads.com. Galassi has contributed an informative introduction and notes that provide a sense of Leopardi’s sources and ideas.
It is fascinating to note that the original meaning has remained in Spanish, where "henir" means "to make bread" (Barbera). spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani - but note that Leopardi hated Recanati and made several unsuccessful attempts to leave the village -. 2.
As I mentioned earlier, I did but a small part of what could be done with this poem, but it is a start which will leave a mark for how it has effected my knowledge and my life. The discovery I made in studying this word is that I always thought that both the transitive and the reflexive forms of this verb meant "to remember." There is an Italian synonym of "spaurare" which seems even closer to the Latin form. Dictionaries and etymological dictionaries seemed to dig me deeper into the subject as I searched through them, and I found out that I am fascinated by this type of research. Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito.I see the title often translated as The Infinite, but I am not sure that means anything in English, so I am going to opt for Infinity. Cosi tra questa. The first record of its use is dated 1225. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.But when I sit and gaze, I imagine, in my thoughtsEndless spaces beyond the hedge,An all encompassing silence and a deeply profound quiet,To the point that my heart is almost overwhelmed.And when I hear the wind rustling through the treesI compare its voice to the infinite silence.And eternity occurs to me, and all the ages past,And the present time, and its sound.Amidst this immensity my thought drowns:And to founder in this sea is sweet to me.L'infinitoSempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colleE questa siepe che da tanta parteDe'l ultimo orrizonte il guarde esclude.Ma sedendo e mirando interminatiSpazi di la da quella, e sovrumaniSilenzi, e profondissima quiete,Io nel pensier mi fingo, ove per pocoIl cor non si spaura. from so much of the ultimate horizon. As we have seen, the meaning of the adjective "ermo" has been influenced by Latin and even Greek. The Infinite Poem by Count Giacomo Leopardi - Poem Hunter. his home where he was like a prison and
Importance of form. It was always dear to me, this solitary hill,
Knowing all of this, it is still hard for me to understand the meaning of this particular word in the context of the poem.
e le morte stagioni, e la presente In other words, there are two old meanings in Italian which show that "fingere" used to mean "to draw with paint or to sculpture," and "to mold; to form," just like the old Indo-European root (Zingarelli). il cor non si spaura. Maybe he wanted to say that he looks for refuge in his thoughts, but these thoughts are fake, and he molds them and forms them however he wants them to be, so that his heart will not be scared by his real, true thoughts.
in thought, I create interminable spaces,
DANTE ALIGHIERI THE DIVINE COMEDY HELL (Inferno) canto 2 ENG, AGAINST SEDUCTION poem by BERTOLT BRECHT english text, W. H. AUDEN – LULLABY poem from: ANOTHER TIME, English text, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Full TEXT Poems, books, ebooks, writings, translated into English, PABLO NERUDA all the POETRY Poems Books ebook Full ENGLISH TEXT online Eng, STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ – Full text translated into English of Poems, poetry, books, ebooks, writings, short stories, by S. Mallarmé. In the Italian incelosphere he isn't only considered a protocel, but also the precursor of blackpill ideology. I have selected five words to analyze, not because they are key words of the poem, but because they are words which were not completely clear to me, and which I have always understood only in the context of the poem.
This solitary hill has always been dear to me, And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of. Sovrumani could I think most accurately but very clumsily be rendered as “more than human”. Leopardi called “L’infinito” an “idyll”, a definition that perfectly fits the charm and suggestive power of this superb poem, which, to quote Renato Poggioli, “makes familiar and almost dear to the heart of man the alien metaphysical vision of a universe ruled by laws other than those of life and death.”. Combining them into sink and drown seems to me to give a clear equivalent of the Italian as well as a few needed syllables. and the dead seasons, and the living present,
E come il vento From this last meaning, the use spread throughout the world and it assumes today the international meaning of the little gifts we buy when we go to a place away from home and we want to have something to remember from the place we visited.
The fourth word I analyzed is the verb "sovvenire" ("to remember").
So eternity and the sense of infinite betrays to have the nectar of greater life which the poet paints by the spiritual ink....Nice the peace depicts the tranquility, not the war. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Today, the verb "fingere" can also be used in a reflexive way as "fingersi," which holds the meaning of "wanting to appear; make oneself believed to be crazy, sick, happy, sad, etc."
The transitive form of the verb "fingere" is documented to have first appeared in 1294, while the reflexive form came later in 1532 (Zolli).
Beauty of silence inherits someone by birth perhaps. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.. "L'Infinito" is one of the main lyrics by Giacomo Leopardi, written during his youth in Recanati, Marche.
Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito. the rustling of the wind among these plants, Maybe he even wants to use another meaning, by implying that his thoughts are wondering slowly, together with his gaze, upon the empty spaces of the universe and the mysteries of life. Dizionario Etimologico Italiano.
He does this, so that he can preserve his heart from experiencing fear.
He is telling us how he is trying to fool himself into molding his own thoughts. probably written in the autumn of 1819, it shows a keen sense of mortality conveyed in the dying of seasons and drowning of thoughts.. una delle più belle poesie.. in assoluto.. another translation:
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A highly philosophical and mystical poem to read! A timeless Italian poem translated in English, Manuscript of the poem “The infinity” by Giacomo Leopardi, Tags: AllAutorsBibliotecaGiacomo LeopardiLeopardipoemsPoesiePoetry, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Fairy tale C. PERRAULT Fable TEXT EN, OSCAR WILDE fable THE DEVOTED FRIEND Fairy tale x kids TEXT, CINDERELLA Fairy tale by CHARLES PERRAULT Fable English TEXT, PROMETHEUS Story by FRANZ KAFKA TEXT translated into ENGLISH, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Text poem BEAUTY book THE FLOWERS OF EVIL, EDGAR ALLAN POE Tale WILLIAM WILSON Short Story Full TEXT EN, ARTHUR RIMBAUD Poetry VOWELS full TEXT Translated English EN, ERNEST HEMINGWAY Short Story CAT IN THE RAIN English TEXT EN, GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ Short Story LIGHT IS LIKE WATER Text, BTS DYNAMITE Song LYRICS English TEXT and Official VIDEO ENG, The Backbone Flute – Vladimir Majakovskij, LEO TOLSTOY – THREE QUESTIONS (short stories) ENG, IMAGINE by JOHN LENNON Song LYRICS English text Translation, PINK FLOYD Song Lyrics COMFORTABLY NUMB Full English text, ELTON JOHN YOUR SONG LYRICS original English TEXT video live, BEATLES Lyrics Song MICHELLE original English TEXT +Video EN, STING FRAGILE SONG LYRICS Full English TEXT & official VIDEO, BILLIE EILISH MY FUTURE Song LYRICS English TEXT and VIDEO, ARTHUR RIMBAUD – CHILDHOOD (from: Illuminations – poems) ENG. Infinite silence to this voice Go comparing: and I'm reminded of the eternal, And the dead seasons, and the present And the living, and her sound.
Leopardi, Giacomo. Leopardi, Giacomo: The infinity (L'infinito in English) Leopardi, Giacomo. It is widely known within Italy. The verb has four main meanings: it refers to a ship which brakes and sinks at sea, it refers to a person who has survived such an accident, it refers to a person who fails in something or does not find a warm welcome, and finally it poetically refers to being lost.
To the point that my heart is quite overwhelmed. There is yet another factor which has given "ermo" a different meaning. Zingarelli, Nicola.
Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. ", The Latin form evolved into the Italian form by undergoing a syncope of the "e" ("eremu" to "ermu") and then a vowel shift from "u" to "o" ("ermu" to "ermo").
Originally published at www.goodreads.com. Galassi has contributed an informative introduction and notes that provide a sense of Leopardi’s sources and ideas.
It is fascinating to note that the original meaning has remained in Spanish, where "henir" means "to make bread" (Barbera). spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani - but note that Leopardi hated Recanati and made several unsuccessful attempts to leave the village -. 2.
As I mentioned earlier, I did but a small part of what could be done with this poem, but it is a start which will leave a mark for how it has effected my knowledge and my life. The discovery I made in studying this word is that I always thought that both the transitive and the reflexive forms of this verb meant "to remember." There is an Italian synonym of "spaurare" which seems even closer to the Latin form. Dictionaries and etymological dictionaries seemed to dig me deeper into the subject as I searched through them, and I found out that I am fascinated by this type of research. Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati Giacomo Leopardi is generally described as the greatest Italian lyric poet but you don’t really need to know anything about him to appreciate his poem L’Infinito.I see the title often translated as The Infinite, but I am not sure that means anything in English, so I am going to opt for Infinity. Cosi tra questa. The first record of its use is dated 1225. This solitary hill has always been dear to meAnd this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most ofThe endless horizon.But when I sit and gaze, I imagine, in my thoughtsEndless spaces beyond the hedge,An all encompassing silence and a deeply profound quiet,To the point that my heart is almost overwhelmed.And when I hear the wind rustling through the treesI compare its voice to the infinite silence.And eternity occurs to me, and all the ages past,And the present time, and its sound.Amidst this immensity my thought drowns:And to founder in this sea is sweet to me.L'infinitoSempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colleE questa siepe che da tanta parteDe'l ultimo orrizonte il guarde esclude.Ma sedendo e mirando interminatiSpazi di la da quella, e sovrumaniSilenzi, e profondissima quiete,Io nel pensier mi fingo, ove per pocoIl cor non si spaura. from so much of the ultimate horizon. As we have seen, the meaning of the adjective "ermo" has been influenced by Latin and even Greek. The Infinite Poem by Count Giacomo Leopardi - Poem Hunter. his home where he was like a prison and
Importance of form. It was always dear to me, this solitary hill,
Knowing all of this, it is still hard for me to understand the meaning of this particular word in the context of the poem.
e le morte stagioni, e la presente In other words, there are two old meanings in Italian which show that "fingere" used to mean "to draw with paint or to sculpture," and "to mold; to form," just like the old Indo-European root (Zingarelli). il cor non si spaura. Maybe he wanted to say that he looks for refuge in his thoughts, but these thoughts are fake, and he molds them and forms them however he wants them to be, so that his heart will not be scared by his real, true thoughts.
in thought, I create interminable spaces,
DANTE ALIGHIERI THE DIVINE COMEDY HELL (Inferno) canto 2 ENG, AGAINST SEDUCTION poem by BERTOLT BRECHT english text, W. H. AUDEN – LULLABY poem from: ANOTHER TIME, English text, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Full TEXT Poems, books, ebooks, writings, translated into English, PABLO NERUDA all the POETRY Poems Books ebook Full ENGLISH TEXT online Eng, STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ – Full text translated into English of Poems, poetry, books, ebooks, writings, short stories, by S. Mallarmé. In the Italian incelosphere he isn't only considered a protocel, but also the precursor of blackpill ideology. I have selected five words to analyze, not because they are key words of the poem, but because they are words which were not completely clear to me, and which I have always understood only in the context of the poem.
This solitary hill has always been dear to me, And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of. Sovrumani could I think most accurately but very clumsily be rendered as “more than human”. Leopardi called “L’infinito” an “idyll”, a definition that perfectly fits the charm and suggestive power of this superb poem, which, to quote Renato Poggioli, “makes familiar and almost dear to the heart of man the alien metaphysical vision of a universe ruled by laws other than those of life and death.”. Combining them into sink and drown seems to me to give a clear equivalent of the Italian as well as a few needed syllables. and the dead seasons, and the living present,
E come il vento From this last meaning, the use spread throughout the world and it assumes today the international meaning of the little gifts we buy when we go to a place away from home and we want to have something to remember from the place we visited.