by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

O dolc'anima mia, dunque è pur vero
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
O dolc'anima mia, dunque è pur vero
che cangiando pensiero
per altrui m'abbandoni?
Se cerchi un cor che più t'adori ed ami,
ingiustamente brami;
se cerchi lealtà, mira che fede,
amar quand'altrui doni
la mia cara mercede
e la sperata tua dolce pietate.
Ma se cerchi beltate,
non mirar me, cor mio, mira te stessa
in questo volto, in questo cor impressa.

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  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ô ma douce âme, est-il donc vrai", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 62