I' Ho Pien DI Sospir Quest' Aer Tutto
The poem expresses the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, lamenting that even the air they breathe is filled with sighs of sorrow. The speaker describes their heart as being in a state of perpetual mourning, and that their tears have become a habitual response to their emotional pain. They implore the wind to carry their laments to the beloved, hoping that somehow their sorrow will reach them.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Elegy, Romanticism · 193 words
First lines
VAUCLUSE HAS BECOME TO HIM A SCENE OF PAIN.
To every sound, save sighs, this air is mute, When from rude rocks, I view the smiling land Where she was born, who held my life in hand From its first bud till blossoms turn'd to fruit: To heaven she's gone, and I'm left destitute To mourn her loss, and cast around in pain These wearied eyes, which, seeking her in vain Where'er they turn, o'erflow with grief acute; There's not a root or stone amongst these hills, Nor branch nor verdant leaf 'midst these soft glades, Nor in the valley flowery herbage grows, Nor liquid drop the sparkling fount distils, Nor savage beast that shelters in these shades, But knows how sharp my grief -- how deep my woes.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Elegy, Romanticism, Pastoral, Sonnet
- Length: 193 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work expresses deep personal emotions and reflections, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Elegy — The poem mourns the loss of a loved one, fitting the themes of grief and lamentation found in elegies.
- Romanticism — The focus on nature, personal emotion, and individual experience aligns with Romantic literary themes.
- Pastoral — The setting in nature and the contemplation of beauty and loss reflect pastoral elements.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet Collection · Love Poems · Courtly Love · Medieval Romance · Lyrical Poetry · Classical Influence · Petrarchan Sonnets · 14th Century Literature · Romanticism · Emotional Intensity
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