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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