Ad Amore, Iv

Beatrice:  Tu miri a la funestia de l'austeria 
                    commistion de l'invidia e d'acerbe
                  quando crescer non vive e pur ingeria:

                   principia sono falde e non riserbe,
                   scienza che non impozza ma s'intenda
                   innesta a la puerizia unìce berbe;

                    così l'amplesso de' sofismi addenda
                     a 'l mondo la piètra ancora e rude,
                     e non liquor ch'accidia disincenda.

                    O altrove negasi qüelle drude
                    artefatte sentenze sanza cura
                    d'esser venène se non crude?

                    Ed esse cinte d'ingloriose mura
                     inspazia lo su' autor ne l'avvenire
                     non come munificio ma 'n usura;

                   per ciò che 'l suo miasma 'ntende aulire
                   intorno al pensier suo immaturo e marcio,
                   e assuono di sua sorditate benedire.

    Ioàn:     In nome de la tua spada disquarcio
                  onne mia dedizione pria diletta
                  se no da mia equità meco disarcio:   

                  name mi sono appreso intra la letta
                  in che lo flume de 'l discorso rade
                  d'aver d'una rugiada l'aude umetta;

(Lat.absisto)astito da le mie false contrade
                       i' vegno a 'l primo freddo de 'l mattino
                       e sì novella possa mi pervade!

Beatrice:   Ricorditi virtute è 'l tuo confino
                  ma 'n ella libertate a te è plenaria
                   e teco suggellar non può 'l destino.

                  Allora fa': di molte isquame acquaria
                  il laco de 'l tuo cuore mai diverso
                  d' amor che tutto 'nvita e seco invaria

                   e  fé l'oceano sempre limpio e terso.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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