Ladies who have intelligence of Love Hear me, who to my Lady's laud invite, Not deeming thus to praise her to the height, But for my bosom's own unburdening: What must to other ears unspoken be. An Angel to Almighty Wisdom saith, "Lord, there below a marvel doth proceed, Companioning a soul of fairest deed, Whose radiance even here beams luminous, And since the joy of Heaven nought limiteth But lack of her, aloud it cries its need, for us; Chè parla Iddio, che di madonna in tende : "Diletti miei, or sofferite in pace, Che vostra speme sia quanto mi piace père ; E qual soffrisse di starla a vedere Ancor le ha Dio per maggior grazia Che non può mal finir chi le ha parlato. appear For of her the All Wise decreeth thus: "Beloved, for a season suffer still Your Hope by him to bide, while such my will, Who now forecasts his lot calamitous; The heaven of heavens yearns for my Wherefore of her transcendence ye shall hear. Let her, I rede, who gentle would appear, Walk at her side, for where she passes by, All vile imaginings of bosoms base Love with a slaying frost doth numb and sear. But whoso may endure to look on her, Ennobled must he be, or else must die. Who meet is found to win such dignity, Well is he ware what grace within her dwells, Wrought to such meekness by her balmy spells, Of byegone wrong he hath no memory. Yet one more grace God doth to her extend, No sharer of her speech hath evil end. fervie Dice di lei Amor: "Cosa mortale Degli occhi suoi, come ch' ella gli muova, Che fieron gli occhi a qual che allor gli E passan sì che 'l cor ciascun ritrova. Canzone, io so che tu girai parlando "How cometh it," saith Love," that mortal clay Should thus be fashioned, of all blemish bare?' Scanning her then, he secretly doth swear, "God frames what not till now might men espy; Pearl is her fleshly garment, meet array And wound the eyes of who regardeth them, By human sight beholden steadfastly. My Song, I know that when thou forth dost fare, Converse thou wilt with many a Lady hold; I charge thee, I who have thy youth controlled, Love's simple daughter, innocent of stain, To them who shall receive thee make this prayer: "Teach me to journey where I may behold Her, lauding whom I am myself extoll'd." |