Lasso! Amor MI Trasporta Ov' Io Non Voglio
The poem describes the speaker's struggle with love, which has taken control of their emotions and thoughts. The speaker feels overwhelmed and helpless, unable to resist the power of love. They lament that love transports them to places they do not want to go, implying a sense of loss of autonomy and freedom.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 189 words
First lines
HE EXCUSES HIMSELF FOR VISITING LAURA TOO OFTEN, AND LOVING HER TOO MUCH.
Alas! Love bears me where I would not go, And well I see how duty is transgress'd, And how to her who, queen-like, rules my breast, More than my wont importunate I grow.
Never from rocks wise sailor guarded so His ship of richest merchandise possess'd, As evermore I shield my bark distress'd From shocks of her hard pride that would o'erthrow Torrents of tears, fierce winds of infinite sighs -- For, in my sea, nights horrible and dark And pitiless winter reign -- have driven my bark, Sail-less and helm-less where it shatter'd lies, Or, drifting at the mercy of the main, Trouble to others bears, distress to me and pain.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Narrative Poetry
- Length: 189 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotions and reflections on love, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of unrequited love and emotional turmoil align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, focusing on a single theme of love.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores deeper existential themes related to love and duty.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Literature · Classical Italian · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Medieval Poetry · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode
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