Monday, May 14, 2012

S'i' era sol di me quel che creasti
novellamente, amor che 'l ciel governi,
tu 'l sai, che col tuo lume mi levasti.

Quando la rota che tu sempiterni
desiderato, a sé mi fece atteso
con l'armonia che temperi e discerni,

parvemi tanto allor del cielo acceso
de la fiamma del sol, che pioggia o fiume
lago non fece alcun tanto disteso.

La novità del suono e 'l grande lume
di lor cagion m'accesero un disio
mai non sentito di cotanto acume.

If only I was that which you newly
created, Love - who governs heaven -
your knowing did lift me with your light!

When the wheel you made eternal
desired you - prompting in me a longing for the
Harmony by which you modulate and measure -

Then it seemed  most of heaven is embraced
by the sun's flame, neither rain nor river
Ever made a lake so widely spread.

The newness of the sound and the great light
aroused in me a longing for their cause,
never before so acutely felt;

As originally conceived
Our being desires eternal harmonies.
Reminded of this reality, a deep longing is aroused.

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