by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Non posso disperar
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG POR
Non posso disperar,
sei troppo cara al cor:
il solo sperare
d'aver a gioire
m'è un dolce languire,
m'è un caro dolor.
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Não posso me desesperar!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 22
I can't give up hope
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
I can't give up hope,
you’re too dear to my heart:
the solitary hope
I have to rejoice in
is a sweet longing,
a precious pain.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-30
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