by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Or che il ciel
 (Sung text for setting by F. Curschmann)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI ENG
Or che il ciel e la terra e il vento tace,
E le fere e gli augelli il sonno affrena,
Notte il carro stellato in giro mena
E nel suo letto il mar senz'onda giace;

Vegghio, penso, ardo, piango; e chi mi sface
Sempre è m'innanzi per mia dolce pena:
Guerra è il mio stato, d'ira et di duolo piena;
E sol di lei pensando ho qualche pace.

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Language: Catalan (Català)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Ara que el cel i la terra i el vent callen,
i que les feres i els ocells el son refrena,
que la nit el carro estelat a voltejar mena
i el mar sense onades jeu en el seu llit;

veig, penso, m’abruso, ploro; i qui em malmet
és sempre davant meu per a la meva dolça pena:
el meu estat és la guerra, plena d’ira i de dolor;
i tan sols pensant en ella tinc un resquitx de pau.

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