by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Translation © by Giedrius Prunskus

Di morte certo, ma non già dell' ora;
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE LIT
Di morte certo, ma non già dell' ora;
la vita è breve, e poco me n'avanza;
diletta al senso è non però la stanza
a l'alma, che mi priega pur ch' i' mora.

Il mondo è cieco, e 'l tristo esempio ancora
vince e sommerge ogni prefetta usanza;
spent' è la luce, e seco ogni baldanza;
trionfa il falso, e 'l ver non surge fora.

Deh quando fie, Signor, quel che s'aspetta
per chi ti crede? Ch' ogni troppo indugio
tronca la speme, el' alma fa mortale.

Che val che tanto lume altrui prometta,
s' anzi vien morte, e senz' alcun refugio
ferma per sempre in che stato altri assale?

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Jau mirtį jausdamas
Language: Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Jau mirtį jausdamas, nors valandos dar nežinau,
Regiu: gyvenimas vis spartina žingsnius,
Bet kūnui vis dar gaila žemiškų malonių,
Gi siela mirt labiau nei nusidėt norėtų.

Pasaulis aklas: šios gėdingos pamokos
Iš blogio viešpatijos žvilgsnis nebemato,
Vilties nėra, migla apgaubia taką,
O melas veši, akis užmerkdamas tiesos.

Kada gi, Viešpatie, ateis diena, 
Kurios taip laukia Tau ištikimieji?
Tikėjimas atidėliojant silpsta, sunkumas spaudžia sielą.

Ir kam šviesa mums Tavo atpirkimo,
Jeigu mirtis greitoji
Mus gėdoje palieka amžinoj, kurioj užklumpa?

Subtitle: "Jau mirtį jausdamas"

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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 78