by
Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680)
Crudo ciel, spietata sorte
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Crudo ciel, spietata sorte,
senza legge, e senza fede!
O voi datemi la morte,
o sciogliete questo piede.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Cruel heaven, ruthless fate", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Cruel heaven, ruthless fate
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Cruel heaven, ruthless fate,
lawless and faithless!
Either unbind my feet
or give me death.
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