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Che t'ho fatt'io
Original Language: Italian
Che t’ho fatt’io
Che tanto brami
La morte mia perché io non t’ami?
Non sai ch’io vivo sol del tuo splendore?
Ahi, duro core, ohimè, piega’l desio;
Che t’ho fatt’io?
Che vanto avrai
Ch’io mi consumi
Al chiaro sol de' tuoi bei lumi?
Deh, volgi al mio dolor pietoso il guardo,
Ch’io moro et ardo:
ahi, se morir mi fai
Che vanto avrai?
D’un alma altera
Ria crudeltate
Pregio non sia d’alta beltate,
Ma di fedele amor, di pura fede
Empia mercede:
ahi, cor di cruda fera
D’un alma altera.
Se sprezzi amore,
Ingrato seno,
Già non voler ch’io venga meno.
Gradisci almen ch’io t’ami,
e quel tormento
Ch’io per te sento, ahi, dispietato core,
Se sprezzi amore.
Poet:
English
What did I do to you
What did I do to you
that you so want me to die
so I'll stop loving you?
Don't you know that I live only by your splendor?
Ah, hard heart, ah, yield to desire;
What did I do to you?
What good will it do you
if I'm burned up
in the bright sun of your pretty eyes?
Ah, turn a merciful gaze on my suffering,
for I'm dying and burning:
ah, if you cause my death
what good will it do you?
An arrogant soul's
vicious cruelty
should not be the fruit of great beauty,
but is a mean reward for fervent love,
for pure faithfulness:
ah, heart of a cruel beast
in an arrogant soul.
If you disdain love,
grudging heart,
At least don't wish for my death.
At least acknowledge that I love you,
and the torment
that I feel for you, ah, ruthless heart,
if you disdain love.
Translated by:
Richard Kolb
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Che t'ho fatt'io
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