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Petrarch:The Canzoniere

Translated by: A.S.Kline
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ITALIAN ENGLISH
Quella fenestra ove l'un sol si vede,
quando a lui piace, et l'altro in su la nona;
et quella dove l'aere freddo suona
ne' brevi giorni, quando borrea 'l fiede;

e 'l sasso, ove a' gran dí pensosa siede
madonna, et sola seco si ragiona,
con quanti luoghi sua bella persona
coprí mai d'ombra, o disegnò col piede;

e 'l fiero passo ove m'agiunse Amore;
e lla nova stagion che d'anno in anno
mi rinfresca in quel dí l'antiche piaghe;

e 'l volto, et le parole che mi stanno
altamente confitte in mezzo 'l core,
fanno le luci mie di pianger vaghe.
That window where one sun is seen
when she pleases, and the other sun at noon:
window that the cold wind rattles
when days are brief, when winds are northerly:

and the stone, where on long days my lady
sits thinking, and reasoning with herself,
when many places are covered by the shadow
of her lovely self, or trodden by her foot:

and the lovely pass where Love caught me:
and the fresh season that, from year to year,
renews my former wound, on that day:

and the face, and the words that remain
fixed deep in the centre of my heart,
make my eyes dim with tears.


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Peter Sadlon
Updated Sept 10th 2007

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