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Petrarch:The Canzoniere

Translated by: A.S.Kline
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ITALIAN ENGLISH
Io canterei d'amor sí novamente
ch'al duro fiancho il dí mille sospiri
trarrei per forza, et mille alti desiri
raccenderei ne la gelata mente;

e 'l bel viso vedrei cangiar sovente,
et bagnar gli occhi, et piú pietosi giri
far, come suol chi de gli altrui martiri
et del suo error quando non val si pente;

et le rose vermiglie in fra le neve
mover da l'òra, et discovrir l'avorio
che fa di marmo chi da presso 'l guarda;

e tutto quel per che nel viver breve
non rincresco a me stesso, anzi mi glorio
d'esser servato a la stagion piú tarda.
I would sing of love in so new a way
I would draw a thousand sighs
from that hard heart, and light a thousand
noble desires in that chill mind:

and I would see her often change expression,
and wet her eyes, and turn more pityingly,
like one who, when it's no use, repents
of other's suffering and her own error:

and the scarlet roses in among the snow
move at her breath, revealing ivory,
changing to marble those who gaze closely:

and all that holds no regret for me
in this brief life, but only glory
at having been born in this late age.




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Peter Sadlon
Updated Sept 10th 2007

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