Federigo II: Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune
Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune,Certes I will aspire to fashion one right soon !Madonna, unto thee my heart's true love is given,And for thy pleasure, see, my every hope hath striven !Madonna, I from thee will never more depart.I love thee tenderly,O apprehend my heart !Madonna sweet, give virtue unto me,And let this heart of mine be bowed to thee !
Tis fitting I should bow before so fond a boon,And I am tempted now to hope that very soonMy jocund courage be renewed, my hope as well :Lo, I in loving thee, into thy power fell ;Thy face is in my sight like to a shining sphereWherein I seek delight,Trusting my service hereBe pleasing unto thee who art the flowerAmong all women and hast richest dower.
Than others rarer far, more virtuous as well ;No men on earth there are who can appraise thy spell,Thou art so passing fair ; no woman, nay, trust me,Can match thee anywhere, whatever her degree.Nor can her wit compare with thine, O lady queen.Light heart consoled I bearBecause of thy kind mien.Madonna, though to gladness I am fainYet wiser he who doth his mirth restrain.
Words in this poem
- certes adv.
- Certainly; in truth; verily. [F. certes, for à certes, fr. L. certus. See Certain.]
- aspire v. t.
- To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
- madonna n.
- My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. [It. madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey.]
- depart v. i.
- To part; to divide; to separate. [OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F. départir to divide, distribute, se départir to separate one's self, depart; pref. dé- (L. de) + partir to part, depart,]
- tenderly adv.
- In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly.
- boon n.
- A prayer or petition. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b; akin to Sw. & Dan. b, AS. b, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. Ban, Bounty.]
- jocund
- Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive. [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See Aid.]
- hast
- , 2d pers. sing. pres. of. Fave, contr. of havest.
- virtuous a.
- Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Specifically: -- (a) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
- fain v. t.
- To be glad ; to wish or desire.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Federigo II: Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune is in the public domain. This text is taken from An Anthology of Italian Poems, 13th to 19th Century, Selected & Translated by Lorna de' Lucchi, Internet Archive, the Lorna de' Lucchi translation; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Various, Federigo II: Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune, in An Anthology of Italian Poems (Selections), text of Internet Archive, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/italian-anthology-de-lucchi/federigo-ii-since-love-tis-thy-desire-that-i-should-find-a-tune.html, id L26476.
Form and metre
Federigo II: Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune is 27 lines in 3 stanzas of 9 lines each. The metre is iambic hexameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 90%).
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Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 AABBC-CDD tuneA · soonA · givenB · strivenB · departC · tenderly · heartC · meD · theeD
- 2 AABBC-C-- boonA · soonA · wellB · fellB · sphereC · delight · hereC · flower · dower
- 3 AABBC-CDD wellA · spellA · meB · degreeB · queenC · bear · mienC · fainD · restrainD
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic hexameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Since, love, 'tis thy desire that I should find a tune, | 12 | ····˘/······ |
| Certes I will aspire to fashion one right soon ! | 12 | /˘··˘/·/˘··· |
| Madonna, unto thee my heart's true love is given, | 12 | ˘/˘········/ |
| And for thy pleasure, see, my every hope hath striven ! | 13 | ···/˘··/˘··/˘ |
| Madonna, I from thee will never more depart. | 11 | ˘/˘····/·˘/ |
| I love thee tenderly, | 6 | ···/˘˘ |
| O apprehend my heart ! | 6 | ··˘/·· |
| Madonna sweet, give virtue unto me, | 10 | ˘/˘··/˘··· |
| And let this heart of mine be bowed to thee ! | 10 | ·········· |
| Tis fitting I should bow before so fond a boon, | 12 | ·/˘········· |
| And I am tempted now to hope that very soon | 12 | ···/˘····/˘· |
| My jocund courage be renewed, my hope as well : | 12 | ·/˘/˘·˘/···· |
| Lo, I in loving thee, into thy power fell ; | 11 | ···/˘····/· |
| Thy face is in my sight like to a shining sphere | 12 | ·········/˘· |
| Wherein I seek delight, | 6 | ····˘/ |
| Trusting my service here | 6 | /˘·/˘· |
| Be pleasing unto thee who art the flower | 11 | ·/˘······/˘ |
| Among all women and hast richest dower. | 10 | ···/˘··/˘· |
| Than others rarer far, more virtuous as well ; | 11 | ·/˘/˘··/˘·· |
| No men on earth there are who can appraise thy spell, | 12 | ········˘/·· |
| Thou art so passing fair ; no woman, nay, trust me, | 12 | ···/˘··/˘··· |
| Can match thee anywhere, whatever her degree. | 12 | ···/˘··/˘·˘/ |
| Nor can her wit compare with thine, O lady queen. | 12 | ····˘/···/˘· |
| Light heart consoled I bear | 6 | ··˘/·· |
| Because of thy kind mien. | 6 | ······ |
| Madonna, though to gladness I am fain | 10 | ˘/˘··/˘··· |
| Yet wiser he who doth his mirth restrain. | 10 | ·/˘·····˘/ |
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