In Xanadu did Kubla Khan                                        Kubla Khan fece in Xanadù
A stately pleasure-dome decree :                                Un duomo di delizia fabbricare:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran                              Dove Alfeo, sacro fiume, verso un mare
Through caverns measureless to man                         Senza sole fluiva giù
     Down to a sunless sea.                                                      Per caverne che l'uomo non può misurare.
So twice five miles of fertile round                             Per cinque e cinque miglia di fertile suono
With walls and towers were girdled round:                Lo circondò con torri e mura; 
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,      C'erano bei giardini, ruscelli sinuosi,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree,       Alberi da incenso in fioritura;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,                C'erano boschi antichi come le colline

Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.                            E assolate macchie di verzura.

                                                                                                  S.T. Coleridge