Antonio de Pereda, The Knight’s Dream, c.1650 Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart! A voice crying “Sleep now” Is heard in my heart. The voice of the winter Is heard at the door. O sleep, for the winter Is crying “Sleep no more.” My kiss will give peace now And quiet to …
Edward Burne-Jones, Phyllis and Demophoon (detail), 1870 Love me with your whole heart Or give no love to me, Half-love is a poor thing, Neither bond nor free. You must love me gladly Soul and body too, Or else find a new love, And good-by to you. Amami con il tuo cuore intero o non …
Sara Teasdale – Canzone / Song (love Me With Your Whole Heart) Read More »
Julius Kronberg, Romeo and Juliet on the balcony, 1886 I gave my first love laughter, I gave my second tears, I gave my third love silence Thru all the years. My first love gave me singing, My second eyes to see, But oh, it was my third love Who gave my soul to me. Ho …
Pierre Auguste Cot, Springtime, 1873 Strephon kissed me in the spring, Robin in the fall, But Colin only looked at me And never kissed at all. Strephon’s kiss was lost in jest, Robin’s lost in play, But the kiss in Colin’s eyes Haunts me night and day. Strephon mi ha baciata a primavera, Robin in autunno, ma Colin mi ha guardata soltanto …
Caspar David Friedrich, The evening, 1821 So, we’ll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul wears out the breast, And the heart must pause to breathe, And love itself have rest. Though the night was made for …
Lord Byron – Così più non andremo in giro senza meta Read More »
Jean-Louis Hamon, The night, 1866 She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every …
Lord Byron – Passa radiosa / She Walks in Beauty Read More »
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