I Had No Time to Hate, Because
I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity.
Nor had I time to love, but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me
Non ebbi il tempo per l'odio
Non ebbi il tempo per l'odio
giacché
d'impaccio la tomba mi fu,
E la vita non si' ampia
da terminar l 'inimicizia
Ne' di Amar ebbi il tempo
Ma posto che
D oprar alcun cosa è
dover,
La piccola fatica d Amar,
parvemi,
Vasta a sufficienza
per me