Alma felice che sovente torni
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Alma felice che sovente torni
a consolar le mie notti dolenti
con gli occhi tuoi che Morte non à spenti,
ma sovra 'l mortal modo fatti adorni:
quanto gradisco che' miei tristi giorni
a rallegrar de tua vista consenti!
Cosí comincio a ritrovar presenti
le tue bellezze a' suoi usati soggiorni,
là 've cantando andai di te molt'anni,
or, come vedi, vo di te piangendo:
di te piangendo no, ma de' miei danni.
Sol un riposo trovo in molti affanni,
che, quando torni, te conosco e 'ntendo
a l'andar, a la voce, al volto, a' panni.
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Happy spirit that so often turns
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Happy spirit that so often turns
to console me in the grieving night
with eyes that Death has not dimmed,
but has adorned beyond all mortal things:
how pleased I am that you consent
to lighten my sad days with sight of you!
Now I begin to find your beauty present,
once more, as it used to be,
where I have sung of you so many years,
now, as you see, where I go weeping:
not weeping for you, but for my loss.
I only find one solace in my trouble:
when you return, I know and understand you,
by your gestures, voice, your face, your dress.
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