possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) and possibly by Alessandro Guarini
Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Vedrò'l mio sol
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Vedrò'l mio sol, vedrò prima ch'io muoia
Quel sospirato giorno
Che faccia'l vostro raggio à me ritorno.
O mia luce, o mia gioia,
Ben più m'è dolc'il tormentar per vui
Che'l gioir per altrui.
Ma senza morte io non potrò soffrire
Un sì lungo martire;
E s'io morrò, morrà mia speme ancora
Di veder mai d'un sì bel dì l'aurora.

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  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I shall see my sun", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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I shall see my sun
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
I shall see my sun.
Yea, I shall see before I die
that longed-for day
which your rays will shine upon me.
O my light, o my joy!
Better far is it to me
that I suffer torments for you
than that I rejoice for any other.
But without death,
I cannot endure such extensive suffering,
and if I die,
my hope of seeing ever again
the dawn of such a beautiful day
shall follow not long after.

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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-20
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Word count: 78