by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)

Se taccio, il duol s'avanza
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Se taccio, il duol s’avanza,
se parlo, accresce l’ira,
donna bella e crudel che mi martira.
Ma pur prendo speranza,
che l’umiltà vi pieghi,
chè nel silenzio ancor son voci e prieghi.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Wenn ich schweige, wird der Schmerz größer", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-11
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Word count: 32