by Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 - 1638)

Girate occhi, girate
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Girate occhi, girate
A miei che tanto priegano
Gli sguardi che non piegano
Giamai verse pietate
Che se da lor si tolgono
Occhi, a ragion si dolgono.

In sul mattin d’Aprile
Quando i nembi tranquillano
Fresche rose sfavillano
D’un vermiglio gentile
E così dolce odorano
Che zeffiro inamorano.

Vergini peregrine
Come lor s'avvicinano,
Così liete destinano
Farne corona al crine;
Al crine, onde incatenano
I cor, ch'a morte menano.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Wende deine Augen, wende sie", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 69