Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever,...
Language: English
Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now;
Now, while the world is bent my deeds to cross,
Join with the spite of fortune, make me bow,
And do not drop in for an after-loss:
Ah, do not, when my heart hath 'scoped this sorrow,
Come in the rearward of a conquer'd woe;
Give not a windy night a rainy morrow,
To linger out a purposed overthrow.
If thou wilt leave me, do not leave me last,
When other petty griefs have done their spite
But in the onset come; so shall I taste
At first the very worst of fortune's might,
And other strains of woe, which now seem woe,
Compared with loss of thee will not seem so.
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E quindi odiami pure quanto vorrai;...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
E quindi odiami pure quanto vorrai; fallo pure ora;
ora, che il mondo è incline a contrastarmi in tutto,
piegami, unendoti alle offese della Sorte nera,
ma non farmi cadere, in ultimo, sconfitto.
E quando il mio cuore avrà retto a un siffatto tormento,
non infierire in retroguardia su una pena ormai vinta,
non sommare un mattino piovoso a una notte di vento
per prolungare una volontaria disfatta.
Se vuoi lasciarmi, non farlo alla fine,
dopo che mi è stato inflitto qualche minore dolore,
ma fallo al primo assalto; che io possa assaggiare
fin dal principio il dolore peggiore.
Così ogni altra pena, che oggi dolore mi appare,
difronte alla tua perdita, non sembrerà più tale.
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