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“Benedetto sia ‘l giorno, et ‘l mese, et l’anno, / et la stagione, e’l tempo, et l’ora, e ‘l punto…” — Rvf 61

Blessed be the day, and the month, and the year, and the season, and the time, and the hour, and the moment…”(Kline).

Rvf 39

· Day 39 of 366

vIo temo sí de' begli occhi l'assalto

May 13, 2026

ITALIANO (original)

vIo temo sí de’ begli occhi l’assalto
ne’ quali Amore et la mia morte alberga,
ch’i’ fuggo lor come fanciul la verga,
et gran tempo è ch’i’ presi il primier salto.

Da ora inanzi faticoso od alto
loco non fia, dove ‘l voler non s’erga
per no scontrar chî miei sensi disperga
lassando come suol me freddo smalto.

Dunque s’a veder voi tardo mi volsi
per non ravvicinarmi a chi mi strugge,
fallir forse non fu di scusa indegno.

Piú dico, che ‘l tornare a quel ch’uom fugge,
e ‘l cor che di paura tanta sciolsi,
fur de la mia fede non leggier pegno.

ENGLISH (Kline trans.)

I’m so afraid of those lovely eyes’ assault
in which Love and my death exist,
I run from them like a child from the rod,
and it’s long since I first took that step.

There is no difficult or high place
from now on, I would not reach
to avoid what scatters my senses
leaving me as if I were cold enamel.

So if I turned towards you only lately
not to be nearer what consumes me,
perhaps I am not without a true excuse.

More, to return to the place I fled from,
and free my heart from such deep fear,
is no light testimony to my loyalty.

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