Del cibo onde 'l signor mio sempre abonda

Canzoniere #342 (CCCXLII)

Poetic form: sonnet

Del cibo onde 'l signor mio sempre abonda, lagrime et doglia, il cor lasso nudrisco, et spesso tremo et spesso impallidisco, pensando a la sua piaga aspra et profonda. Ma chi né prima simil né seconda ebbe al suo tempo, al lecto in ch'io languisco vien tal ch'a pena a rimirar l'ardisco, et pietosa s'asside in su la sponda. Con quella man che tanto desiai, m'asciuga gli occhi, et col suo dir m'apporta dolcezza ch'uom mortal non sentì mai. " Che val - dice - a saver, chi si sconforta? Non pianger più: non m'ài tu pianto assai? Ch'or fostú vivo, com'io non son morta!"

I feed my weary heart on that food, sorrow and grief, in which my lord abounds, and often I tremble, and often turn pale, thinking of my deep and bitter wound. But she, who in her life had no rival, comes to the bed where I languish, so that it's pain to me to dare to look, and with pity she sits on the edge. She dries my eyes, with that hand that roused such desire in me, and with her words brings sweetness never felt by mortal man: 'What point in knowledge, I say, that brings distress? No more weeping: have you not wept enough? Now you might live, since I am not dead!'

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All translations copyrighted by A.S. Kline, and are used with explicit permission.

Composer	Title	Subtitle	Language	Parts	Files
Luca Marenzio (c.1553-1599)	Del cibo onde'l signor		italian	6	Score + parts  Watch on youtube