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His purpose with performance crown'd,

Il suo scopo coronato dall'esecuzione,

He to his well-pleased Wife rehears'd,

Egli alla sua compiaciuta Moglie narrò,

When next their Wedding-Day came round,

Quando tornò il loro giorno di nozze,

His leisure's labour, 'Book the First.'

La fatica del suo tempo libero, 'Libro Primo.'

CANTO I

CANTO I

The Cathedral Close.

Il Recinto della Cattedrale.

PRELUDES.

PRELUDI.

I.

I.

_The Impossibility_.

_L'Impossibilità_.

Lo, love's obey'd by all. 'Tis right

Ecco, l'amore è obbedito da tutti. È giusto

That all should know what they obey,

Che tutti sappiano ciò a cui obbediscono,

Lest erring conscience damp delight,

Affinché la coscienza errante non smorzi il diletto,

And folly laugh our joys away.

E la follia non derida le nostre gioie.

Thou Primal Love, who grantest wings

O Amore Primordiale, che doni ali

And voices to the woodland birds,

E voci agli uccelli del bosco,

Grant me the power of saying things

Concedimi il potere di dire cose

Too simple and too sweet for words!

Troppo semplici e troppo dolci per le parole!

II.

II.

_Love's Really_.

_La Realtà dell'Amore_.

I walk, I trust, with open eyes;

Cammino, credo, con gli occhi aperti;

I've travell'd half my worldly course;

Ho percorso metà del mio cammino terreno;

And in the way behind me lies

E nella strada dietro di me giace

Much vanity and some remorse;

Molta vanità e qualche rimorso;

I've lived to feel how pride may part

Ho vissuto abbastanza per sentire come l'orgoglio possa dividere

Spirits, tho' match'd like hand and glove;

Gli animi, pur accordati come mano e guanto;

I've blush'd for love's abode, the heart;

Mi sono vergognato per la dimora dell'amore, il cuore;

But have not disbelieved in love;

Ma non ho smesso di credere nell'amore;

Nor unto love, sole mortal thing

Né all'amore, unica cosa mortale

Of worth immortal, done the wrong

Di valore immortale, fatto il torto

To count it, with the rest that sing,

Di annoverarlo, con gli altri che cantano,

Unworthy of a serious song;

Indegno di un canto serio;

And love is my reward; for now,

E l'amore è la mia ricompensa; poiché ora,

When most of dead'ning time complain,

Quando i più si lamentano del tempo che intorpidisce,

The myrtle blooms upon my brow,

Il mirto fiorisce sulla mia fronte,

Its odour quickens all my brain.

Il suo profumo ravviva tutto il mio pensiero.

III.

III.

_The Poet's Confidence_.

_La Fiducia del Poeta_.

The richest realm of all the earth

Il regno più ricco di tutta la terra

Is counted still a heathen land:

È considerato ancora un paese pagano:

Lo, I, like Joshua, now go forth

Ecco, io, come Giosuè, ora avanzo

To give it into Israel's hand.

Per darlo nelle mani d'Israele.

Vocabulary

Il
The (definite article, masculine singular)
suo
His, her, its, your (possessive adjective)
scopo
Purpose, aim, goal, objective
coronato
Crowned, completed, fulfilled, accomplished
dall
From the (contraction of da + il)
esecuzione
Execution, performance, carrying out, implementation
Egli
He (formal or literary third-person singular pronoun)
alla
To the, at the (contraction of a + la)
Moglie
Wife, spouse (female partner in marriage)
narrò
Narrated, told, recounted (third-person singular past)
Quando
When, at what time, whenever
tornò
Returned, came back, went back (past tense)
il
The (definite article, masculine singular)
loro
Their, theirs, them (plural possessive pronoun)
giorno
Day, daytime period of light
di
Of, from, about (preposition)
nozze
Wedding, marriage ceremony, nuptials
La
The (definite article, feminine singular)
fatica
Fatigue, tiredness, toil, hard work
del
Of the, from the (contraction)
tempo
Time, weather, period, season
libero
Free, unoccupied, available, at leisure
Libro
Book, written work, volume
Primo
First, primary, initial, earliest
CANTO
Song, chant, section of epic poem
Recinto
Enclosure, fence, boundary, enclosed area
Cattedrale
Cathedral, principal church in a diocese
Impossibilità
Impossibility, inability, being impossible
Ecco
Here is, behold, look, there (interjection)
amore
Love, affection, beloved person
obbedito
Obeyed, complied with (past participle)
da
From, by, since (preposition)
tutti
All, everyone, everybody, all people
giusto
Just, right, correct, proper, fair
Che
That, which, who, what (relative pronoun)
sappiano
They know, may they know (subjunctive)
ciò
That, this, what (neuter pronoun)
cui
Whom, which, that (relative pronoun)
obbediscono
Obey, comply with (third-person plural)
Affinché
So that, in order that, lest
coscienza
Conscience, consciousness, awareness, moral sense
errante
Wandering, errant, roaming, astray
non
Not, no (negation particle)
diletto
Delight, pleasure, enjoyment, beloved
follia
Madness, folly, insanity, craziness
derida
Mocks, ridicules, scoffs at (subjunctive)
le
The, them (feminine article or pronoun)
nostre
Our, ours (feminine plural possessive)
gioie
Joys, happiness, pleasures, delights
doni
Gives, gifts, bestows, presents
ali
Wings, pinions, flight appendages
voci
Voices, sounds, tones, utterances
agli
To the, at the (contraction of a + gli)
uccelli
Birds, feathered animals, avian creatures
bosco
Forest, wood, woodland area
Concedimi
Grant me, allow me, permit me
potere
Power, ability, can, may, to be able
dire
To say, to tell, to speak
cose
Things, objects, matters, affairs
Troppo
Too much, too many, excessive
semplici
Simple, plain, basic, uncomplicated
dolci
Sweet, gentle, pleasant, tender
per
For, by, through, in order to
parole
Words, speech, utterances, language
II
Two, second (Roman numeral)
Realtà
Reality, actuality, truth, fact
Cammino
Path, way, journey, road, walk
credo
I believe, creed, faith (first person)
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