Così leon feroce
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Così leon feroce
che sdegna i lacci e freme
al cenno d’una voce
perde l’usato ardir.
Ed a tal segno obblia
la ferità natia
che quella man che teme
va placido a lambir.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 33
A ferocious lion, trembling with rage
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
A ferocious lion, trembling with rage
and scorning bondage,
loses his accustomed daring
at the command of a single voice.
And at such a usual sign,
he forgets his innate savagery
and he calmly goes to lick
the very hand that once he feared.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 44