by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Dolente immagine di Fille mia
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Dolente immagine di Fille mia,
perché sì squallida mi siedi accanto?
Che più desideri? Dirotto pianto
io sul tuo cenere versai finor.

Temi che immemore de' sacri giuri
io possa accendermi ad altra face?
Ombra di Fillide, riposa in pace;
è inestinguibile l'antico ardor.

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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Camilla Bugge) , title 1: "Sorrowful Image", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Trauriges Ebenbild meiner Phyllis", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 44