by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Canzon, s'al dolce loco See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
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Canzon, s'al dolce loco
la donna nostra vedi,
credo ben che tu credi
ch'ella ti porgerà la bella mano,
ond'io son sí lontano.
Non la tocchar; ma reverente ai piedi
le di' ch'io sarò là tosto ch'io possa,
o spirto ignudo od uom di carne et d'ossa.
Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Canzon, s'al dolce loco", stanza 8
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 37
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (A. S. Kline) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2007-04-16
Line count: 120
Word count: 690