If thy soul check thee that I come so...
Language: English
If thy soul check thee that I come so near,
Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy 'Will',
And will, thy soul knows, is admitted there;
Thus far for love, my love-suit, sweet, fulfil.
'Will', will fulfil the treasure of thy love,
Ay, fill it full with wills, and my will one.
In things of great receipt with ease we prove
Among a number one is reckon'd none:
Then in the number let me pass untold,
Though in thy store's account I one must be;
For nothing hold me, so it please thee hold
That nothing me, a something sweet to thee:
Make but my name thy love, and love that still,
And then thou lov'st me for my name is 'Will.'
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Se la tua anima ti segnala il mio...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Se la tua anima ti segnala il mio contegno indiscreto,
giura che io ero un tuo “Voglio” alla tua anima cieca
e che questo nome, la tua anima lo sa, è bene accetto;
perciò, per amor mio, appaga la mia amorosa richiesta.
Questo “Voglio” arricchirà il tuo forziere d’amore,
pieno di tanti “Voglio” fra i quali anche il mio conserva.
Fra gli oggetti in gran numero uno potrebbe essere ignorato
e, fra i tanti, finirebbe così per non contare niente.
Fra i tuoi tanti voleri accoglimi tuttavia, quasi inosservato,
così anche se sarò uno, sarò comunque presente.
Stimami pure un niente, purché questo pensiero
basti a ricordarti di me come qualcosa di caro.
Ama soltanto il mio nome e, in eterno amando,
amerai allora anche me il nome “Voglio” usando.
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