Gli Occhi DI Ch' Io Parlai Si Caldamente
The poem describes the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, recalling the warmth of their eyes and the gentle tone of their voice. The speaker expresses a deep emotional connection with this person, who has departed, leaving them with only memories.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy · 731 words
First lines
HIS LYRE IS NOW ATTUNED ONLY TO WOE.
The eyes, the face, the limbs of heavenly mould, / So long the theme of my impassion'd lay, / Charms which so stole me from myself away, / That strange to other men the course I hold; / The crisped locks of pure and lucid gold, / The lightning of the angelic smile, whose ray / To earth could all of paradise convey, / A little dust are now! -- to feeling cold! / And yet I live! -- but that I live bewail, / Sunk the loved light that through the tempest led / My shatter'd bark, bereft of mast and sail: / Hush'd be for aye the song that breathed love's fire! / Lost is the theme on which my fancy fed, / And turn'd to mourning my once tuneful lyre.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 731 words
- Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotion and reflection, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, loss, and deep emotional expression align with Romantic ideals.
- Elegy — The poem mourns the loss of beauty and love, fitting the elegiac tradition.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the characteristics of a sonnet, focusing on a singular theme.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Writing · Classical Influence · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode · Ballad
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