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Friedrich Nietzsche
Idylls from Messina Block b0006
Block 6 of 8
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German
„Pia, caritatevole, amorosissima“. (Auf dem campo santo.) O Mädchen, das dem Lamme Das zarte Fellchen kraut, Dem Beides, Licht und Flamme, Aus beiden Augen schaut, Du lieblich Ding zum Scherzen, Du Liebling weit und nah, So fromm, so mild von Herzen, Amorosissima! Was riss so früh die Kette? Wer hat dein Herz betrübt? Und liebtest du, wer hätte Dich nicht genug geliebt? - Du schweigst - doch sind die Thränen Den milden Augen nah: Du schwiegst - und starbst vor Sehnen, Amorosissima?
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
“Pia, caritatevole, amorosissima”
(In the campo santo.)
O maiden, scratching for the lamb
Its delicate little fleece,
From whose two eyes both
Light and flame shine forth,
You lovely thing for jesting,
You darling far and near,
So devout, so gentle of heart,
Amorosissima!
What broke the chain so soon?
Who saddened your heart?
And if you loved, who would not
Have loved you enough?
You are silent, yet tears are near
Those gentle eyes:
You kept silent, and died of longing,
Amorosissima?
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
« Pia, caritatevole, amorosissima ». (Au campo santo.) Ô jeune fille qui grattes Pour l’agneau sa tendre toison, Et dont les deux yeux laissent paraître L’un et l’autre, lumière et flamme, Toi, charmante créature faite pour rire, Toi que tous, proches et lointains, chérissent, Si pieuse, si douce de cœur, Amorosissima ! Qu’est-ce qui rompit si tôt la chaîne ? Qui a affligé ton cœur ? Et si tu aimais, qui donc N’aurait pas su t’aimer assez ? Tu te tais, mais les larmes Sont proches de tes yeux si doux : Tu t’es tue, puis tu es morte de langueur, Amorosissima ?
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