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Ferma, Signore, arresta
Original Language: Italian
Ferma Signore, arresta
la terribil sentenza
la sentenza immutabil' e severa
deh non voler ch’io pera
senza far penitenza
E senza ch’io ti chieggia umil perdono
A te signor mi dono
A te devoto al fin consacro il Core
piango il mio lungo errore
Mercede ò Dio il tuo giudizio eterno
A se mi chiami, e tolga 'l crudo Inferno.
Poet:
English
Stop, Lord, defer the terrible decree
Stop, Lord, defer
the terrible decree,
unchangeable and severe.
Oh, do not will me to die
without having repented, and without
having humbly pleaded for forgiveness.
To you, lord, I give myself, to you
I at last with devotion consecrate my heart,
I lament my prolonged iniquity.
Have mercy, oh Lord. Your eternal judgment
calls me to you, and thwarts cruel Hell.
Translated by:
Dr Richard Kolb
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