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“To All You Women” by Torquato Tasso, translated by Katherine Kurtz
To All You Women
From Io V’Amo Sol Perchè
Io v’amo sol perchè voi siete bella,
e perchè vuol mia stella,
non ch’io speri da voi, dolce mio bene,
altro che pene.
E se talor gli occhi miei mostrate
aver qualche pietate,
io non spero da voi del pianger tanto
altro che pianto.
Nè, perchè udite i miei sospiri ardenti
che per voi sprago a i venti,
altro spera da voi questo mio core
se non dolore.
Lasciate pur ch’io v’ami e ch’io vi miri
e che per voi sospiri,
chè pene pianto e doglia è sol mercede
de la mia fede.
To All You Women
From Io V’Amo Sol Perchè
I love you simply because you are beautiful,
And because it is my way,
Not that I expect anything from you, my sweets,
Other than misery.
And if perchance you orchestrate
Some parody of pity,
I do not expect anything from your parade of sobs,
Other than tears.
Not even upon hearing my burning groans,
Which for your modesty I bury in the breeze,
Would I anticipate from you anything
Other than frustration.
Yet you encourage me, daftly,
To fawn over you sadistic bitches,
Though certain self-berating will be the only recompense
For my devotion.
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