As the rays of the sun

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by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Come per nube il raggio

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Come per nube il raggio
passa e le dà chiaror,
tal di quegli occhi un guardo
di ardore e di coraggio
m'empie l'amante cor.
 
Il cor che tolto
quel lume ond'ardo,
staria sepolto
di tenebroso obblio nel cieco orror.

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Text Authorship:

by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750), written 1719, appears in Lucio Papirio dittatore, first published 1719 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-14
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Word count: 39

As the rays of the sun

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

As the rays of the sun
pass through and brighten the clouds,
so, by just a single glance,
those eyes fill my loving heart
with ardor and courage.

Without this light for which I burn,
my heart would be buried
in the blind horror 
of gloomy oblivion.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750), written 1719, appears in Lucio Papirio dittatore, first published 1719
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-31
Line count: 9
Word count: 47