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Translation © by Emily Ezust

Sparge la morte
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Sparge la morte al mio Signor nel viso
Tra squallidi pallori
Pietosissimi horrori,
Poi lo rimira e ne divien pietosa;
Geme, sospira, e più ferir non osa.
Ei, che temer la mira,
Inchina il capo, asconde il viso, e spira.

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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Death floods over my lord's face", copyright © 2019


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Death floods over my lord's face
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Over my lord's face, Death floods
Over its bleak pallor
The most piteous horrors,
Then looks at him and is moved to pity;
He groans, sighs, and does not dare to strike again.
My lord, seeing Death himself is afraid,
Bows his head, covers his face, and dies.

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  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website: 2019-08-28
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Word count: 48