Those lips that Love's own hand did make
Language: English
Those lips that Love's own hand did make,
Breathed forth the sound that said 'I hate',
To me that languish'd for her sake:
But when she saw my woeful state,
Straight in her heart did mercy come,
Chiding that tongue that ever sweet
Was us'd in giving gentle doom;
And taught it thus anew to greet;
'I hate' she alter'd with an end,
That followed it as gentle day,
Doth follow night, who like a fiend
From heaven to hell is flown away.
'I hate', from hate away she threw,
And sav'd my life, saying 'not you'.
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Da quelle labbra create dall’Amore...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Da quelle labbra create dall’Amore stesso
un suono, proruppe con un sussurro all’improvviso
“Io odio”, mormorarono proprio a me,
che per amore di lei sempre languisco:
Ma quando lei si avvide del mio soffrire penoso,
Dentro il suo cuore la pietà discese,
per biasimare quella lingua che soleva, gentile,
pronunciare assai più miti sentenze;
La pietà suggerì allora di ripetere la frase;
completandola con un un finale nuovo
simile a un giorno sereno che scaccia via la notte,
come all’inferno si scaccia un demonio.
La frase “Io odio” fu da ogni odio affrancata
aggiungendo “Non te”, salvandomi la vita.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 99
