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Petrarch:The Canzoniere

Translated by: A.S.Kline
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ITALIAN ENGLISH
Lieti fiori et felici, et ben nate herbe
che madonna pensando premer sòle;
piaggia ch'ascolti sue dolci parole,
et del bel piede alcun vestigio serbe;

schietti arboscelli et verdi frondi acerbe,
amorosette et pallide vïole;
ombrose selve, ove percote il sole
che vi fa co' suoi raggi alte et superbe;

o soave contrada, o puro fiume,
che bagni il suo bel viso et gli occhi chiari
et prendi qualità dal vivo lume;

quanto v'invidio gli atti honesti et cari!
Non fia in voi scoglio omai che per costume
d'arder co la mia fiamma non impari.
Happy, fortunate flowers, herbs born in grace,
where my lady, thinking, often walks:
meadows that listen to her sweet words,
where her lovely feet leave their traces:

slender trees and fresh green foliage,
little loving pallid violets:
shadowed woods, where the sun pierces,
who makes you proud and noble with her rays:

O gentle countryside, O pure stream,
that bathes her lovely face and her clear eyes,
you take your nature from her living light:

how I envy you those true and graceful acts!
There cannot be a stone among you now,
unused to burning as my flame burns.


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Peter Sadlon
Updated Sept 10th 2007

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