Say that thou didst forsake me for some...
Language: English
Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault,
And I will comment upon that offence:
Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,
Against thy reasons making no defence.
Thou canst not love disgrace me half so ill,
To set a form upon desired change,
As I'll myself disgrace; knowing thy will,
I will acquaintance strangle, and look strange;
Be absent from thy walks; and in my tongue
Thy sweet beloved name no more shall dwell,
Lest I, too much profane, should do it wrong,
And haply of our old acquaintance tell.
For thee, against my self I'll vow debate,
For I must ne'er love him whom thou dost hate.
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Di' che mi hai abbandonato per qualche...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Di' che mi hai abbandonato per qualche mio torto,
e io di ciò che dici io ti darò conferma:
Se dirai che son debole, tale mi fingerò tosto ,
assecondando te e non opponendo difesa.
Tu non potrai, amore, screditarmi peggio,
per addurre ragioni alla tua voglia di cambiare,
di quanto io stesso farò; so cosa vuoi ottenere,
quindi soffocherò l’amicizia e mi farò straniero;
lontano dai tuoi passi, e nella lingua muto
dove non troverà più dimora il tuo nome amato,
per timore che possa profanarlo se ancora lo invoco
o possa raccontare del nostro affetto antico.
Per te, io giurerò battaglia proprio contro me stesso
perché non devo più amare colui che ormai detesti.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-16
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