Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying...
Language: English
Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me,
Knowing thy heart torment me with disdain,
Have put on black and loving mourners be,
Looking with pretty ruth upon my pain.
And truly not the morning sun of heaven
Better becomes the grey cheeks of the east,
Nor that full star that ushers in the even,
Doth half that glory to the sober west,
As those two mourning eyes become thy face:
O! let it then as well beseem thy heart
To mourn for me since mourning doth thee grace,
And suit thy pity like in every part.
Then will I swear beauty herself is black,
And all they foul that thy complexion lack.
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Amo il tuo sguardo quando, di me pietoso
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Amo il tuo sguardo quando, di me pietoso,
sapendo che il tuo cuore sdegnoso mi tormenta,
si vela di nero in lutto amoroso
guardando con compassione alla mia pena.
E a dire il vero, come il primo raggio del sole
non rende migliore il grigio volto d’oriente,
come la fulgida stella che la sera annuncia
non dà maggior splendore al declinante occidente,
così, al risveglio, i tuoi luttuosi occhi non mutano il tuo viso in nulla.
Oh, concedi solo al tuo cuore, di piangere per me
perché il lutto basta a conservarti bella
e di pietà riveste ogni parte di te.
Potrò giurare allora che la bellezza sta nel colore nero stesso
E sono tutte brutte le donne che hanno un colore diverso.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-16
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