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O vive rose
Original Language: Italian
O vive rose,
Labbr'amorose,
Se d'un bel viso,
D'un bel sorriso
Altere andate,
Cedete omai,
Labbr'odorate,
A quei bei rai,
Luci d'amor ridenti,
Occhi miei soli ardenti.
Occhi guerrieri,
Possenti arcieri,
Se con pietate
Voi mi mirate,
Per gl'occhi io sento
Scender nel seno
Dolce tormento
Dal bel sereno,
Raggi del cor tesoro,
Occhi ch'in terra adoro.
Sù, sù, ridete,
O luci liete,
Per voi nel viso
Più splende il riso,
Che su quel labro
Ch'amor compose
Di bel cinabro,
Di vive rose;
Sù, sù, ridete omai,
Occhi co' vostri rai.
Occhi parlate
E sospirate
Lingue d'amore;
Quel vivo ardore
Di voi pupille,
Quei lieti giri
Pur son faville,
Pur son sospiri;
Sospir, parole, e riso,
Occhi m'ha il cor diviso.
English
Oh living roses
Oh living roses,
loving lips,
if a lovely face,
a lovely smile,
makes you proud,
yield at last,
fragrant lips,
to those beautiful rays,
joyful lights of love,
eyes that are my glowing suns.
Warlike eyes,
potent archers,
if you look at me
with mercy,
I feel from those eyes
descending into my soul
a sweet torment,
from that beautiful serene treasure,
rays from the heart,
eyes that I adore here on earth.
Come, laugh,
o merry eyes,
because of you, on her face
your laughter is more radiant
than on those lips
that Love made
vermillion red,
like living roses;
Come, laugh now,
eyes, with your rays.
Eyes, speak
and breathe
words of love;
that lively ardour
of your pupils,
those merry airs
are indeed sparks,
are indeed sighs;
sighs, words, and laughter,
eyes have divided my heart among them.
Translated by:
Richard Kolb
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O vive rose
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