by
Alberto Donaudy (1880 - 1941)
No, non mi guardate
Language: Italian (Italiano)
No, non mi guardate
con quegli occhi ardenti,
ch'io non so, altrimenti,
di che foco avvampo,
ch'io non ho più scampo,
pace più non ho.
È, dunque, ver che in maggio
nasceste colle rose;
che al sol rubaste un raggio;
che ogni altro ben s'ascose?
È ver che abbiate un gioco
dov'ogni donna ha il core,
perchè non abbia loco in voi pietà...
pietà d'amore?
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- ENG English (Gretchen Armacost) , title 1: "No, do not look at me", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 65
No, do not look at me
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
No, do not look at me
With those burning eyes,
So that I don't know, otherwise,
With what fire I blaze,
So that I no longer have any escape,
No longer have any peace.
Is it true, then, that in May
You were born with the roses;
That you stole from the sun a ray;
That every other good thing was hidden?
Is it true that you have a toy
Where every woman has her heart,
Because pity has no place in you...
Pity of love?
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Line count: 14
Word count: 87