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Silentio nocivo
Original Language: Italian
Dolcissimi respiri
De’ nostri cori amanti
Son le parole affettuose e i canti.
Sfoga, o mio core, il tuo cocente ardore,
Se tal'hor non ti tocca
Nodrirti almen di due soavi baci.
Afflittissima bocca,
Stolta sei se tu taci:
Parla, canta, respira, esala il duolo,
Canta, canta, che solo
Dolcissimi respiri...
Poet:
English
Harmful silence
Sweetest breaths
are the passionate words and songs
of our loving hearts.
Express, oh my heart, your burning desire,
when at times you cannot
at least nourish yourself with two sweet kisses.
Afflicted mouth,
you're foolish if you remain silent:
Speak, sing, divulge your suffering,
sing, sing, for only
Sweetest breaths...
Translated by:
Richard Kolb
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Silentio Nocivo
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