by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)

Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
Good-night? ah! no; the hour is ill
Which severs those it should unite;
Let us remain together still,
Then it will be good night.

How can I call the lone night good,
Though thy sweet wishes wing its flight?
Be it not said, thought, understood --
Then it will be -- good night.

To hearts which near each other move
From evening close to morning light,
The night is good; because, my love,
They never say good-night.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Dobrou noc!", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Buona notte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ROM Romanian (Română) (Panait Cema) , "Noapte bună (după Shelley)"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-01-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 76