No encuentro paz | No encuentro paz, pero no estoy dispuesto a la guerra

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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)

Translation © by Wilson Hidalgo

Pace non trovo, et non ò da far guerra

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG JPN LIT SPA

Pace non trovo, et non ò da far guerra;
e temo, et spero; et ardo, et son un ghiaccio;
et volo sopra 'l cielo, et giaccio in terra;
et nulla stringo, et tutto 'l mondo abbraccio.

Tal m'à in pregion, che non m'apre né serra,
né per suo mi riten né scioglie il laccio;
et non m'ancide Amore, et non mi sferra,
né mi vuol vivo, né mi trae d'impaccio.

Veggio senza occhi, et non ò lingua et grido;
et bramo di perir, et cheggio aita;
et ò in odio me stesso, et amo altrui.

Pascomi di dolor, piangendo rido;
egualmente mi spiace morte et vita:
in questo stato son, donna, per voi.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Liszt • J. Rheinberger

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Note: in the repetition of the final line, Liszt changes "Donna" to "O Laura".

Modernized version used by Liszt and Rheinberger:

Pace non trovo, e non ho da far guerra,
E temo, e spero, ed ardo, e son un ghiaccio:
E volo sopra 'l cielo, e giaccio in terra;
E nulla stringo, e tutto 'l mondo abbraccio.

Tal m'ha in priggion, che non m'apre, nè serra,
Nè per suo mi ritien, nè scioglie il laccio
E non m'ancide Amor, e non mi sferra;
Nè mi vuol vivo, nè mi trahe d'impaccio.

Veggio senz'occhi; e non ho lingua e grido;
E bramo di perir, e cheggio aita;
Ed ho in odio me stesso, ed amo altrui.

Pascomi di dolor, piangendo rido,
Egualmente mi spiace morte e vita,
In questo stato son, Donna, per Voi.

Text Authorship:

by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 134 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Pace non trovo", S. 270a no. 1 (1842-1846), published 1846 [ tenor and piano ], from Tre sonetti di Petrarca, no. 1, Vienna, Haslinger; confirmed with a 1917 edition by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Sonetto di Petrarca", op. 129 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2 (1882), published 1882 [ high voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) ; composed by Franz Liszt.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) ; composed by Joseph Rheinberger.
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Also set in Italian (Italiano), [adaptation] ; composed by Franz Liszt.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Thomas Wyatt, Sir) , "I find no peace" [an adaptation]
FRE French (Français) (Francisque Reynard) , "Sonnet LXXXIX"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 113

No encuentro paz

Language: Spanish (Español) after the Italian (Italiano)

No encuentro paz, pero no estoy dispuesto a la guerra; 
y temo y espero; y ardo y soy de hielo; 
vuelo arriba en el cielo, y yazgo en tierra; 
no tengo nada entre las manos, y abrazo a todo el mundo. 

Así me tiene Amor en prisión, que no me abre la puerta 
ni me la cierra, que no me retiene como suyo, 
ni suelta el lazo; y no me mata ni quita mis cadenas; 
no me quiere vivo, ni me saca del tormento. 

Miro sin ojos; no tengo lengua, y grito; 
deseo morir, y pido ayuda; 
me odio, y amo a otra persona. 

Me alimento de dolor; llorando, río; 
me desagradan por igual muerte y vida. 
Así estoy, señora, por vos.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2007 by Wilson Hidalgo, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 134
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 14
Word count: 122