Tanto gentile e…

…tanto onesta pare

la donna mia, quand'ella altrui saluta,

ch'ogne lingua devèn, tremando, muta,

e li occhi no l'ardiscon di guardare.

 

Ella si va, sentendosi laudare,

benignamente d'umiltà vestuta,

e par che sia una cosa venuta

da cielo in terra a miracol mostrare.

 

Mostrasi sì piacente a chi la mira

che dà per li occhi una dolcezza al core,

che 'ntender no la può chi no la prova;

 

e par che de la sua labbia si mova

un spirito soave pien d'amore,

che va dicendo a l'anima: <>.

Da: La Vita Nova di Dante Alighieri

 

So Kind and…

…So Honest She Looks

“So kind and so honest she looks

my woman, when she greets others,

that every tongue becomes, shaking, mute,

and eyes dare not look at her.

She goes, hearing people praise her,

benignly dressed in humility,

and it seems she's something that's come

from the sky to the Earth to show a miracle.

She looks so attractive to those who behold her

she gives through the eyes a sweet taste to the heart,

which can't be understood by one who hasn't experienced it;

and it seems her face releases

a pleasing spirit full of love,

which goes and tells the soul: Sigh.”

From: La Vita Nova by Dante Alighieri

 

 

Done