Angelo Branduardi — Divina commedia: Paradiso, canto XI song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Divina commedia: Paradiso, canto XI" by Angelo Branduardi.
Lyrics
Intra Tupino e l’acqua che discende
Del colle eletto del beato Ubaldo,
fertile costa s’altro monte pende,
onde Perugina sente freddo e caldo
da Porta Sole e diretro le piange
per grave giogo Nocera con Gualdo
di questa costa, là dov’ella frange
più sua rattezza, nacque al mondo un Sole
come fa questo talvolta il Gange.
Ma perché io non proceda troppo chiuso,
Francesco e Povertà per questi amanti
Prendi oramai nel mio parlar diffuso.
La lor concordia ed i lor lieti sembianti
Amore e maraviglia e dolci sguardi
Facano esser cagione di pensier santi:
tanto che’l venerabile Bernardo
si scalzò prima, e dietro a tanta pace
corse e, correndo, gli parve di esser tardo.
Né gli gravò viltà di cor le ciglia
Per esser figlio di Pietro Bernardone,
né per parer dispetto a maraviglia;
ma regalmente sua dura intenzione
ad Innocenzio aperse, e da lui ebbe
primo sigillo a sua religione.
Poi che la gente poverella crebbe
Dietro a costui, la cui mirabil vita
Meglio in gloria del ciel si canterebbe.
E poi che, per la sete del martiro,
nella presenza del Soldan superba
predicò Cristo e gli altri che’l seguiro.
Nel crudo sasso intra Tevere ed Arno
Da Cristo prese l’ultimo sigillo.
Quando a Colui ch’a tanto ben sortillo
Piacque di trarlo suso alla mercede
Ch’el meritò nel farsi pusillo
Ai frati suoi, com’a giusta rede,
raccomandò la donna sua più cara,
e comandò che l’amassero a fede;
e dal suo grembo l’anima preclara
mover si volle, tornando al suo regno,
ed al suo corpo non volle altra bara.
Lyrics translation
Intra Tupino and the water that descends
Of the elected Hill of blessed Ubaldo,
fertile coast s'altro Monte pende,
Perugina waves feels cold and hot
from Porta Sole and direct the cries
for serious Yogo Nocera with Gualdo
of this coast, where she fringes
more his rapidity, a sun was born to the world
how does this sometimes the Ganges.
But why do not I proceed too closed,
Francis and poverty for these lovers
Take it from now on in my spread talk.
Their Concord and their happy looks
Love and wonder and sweet looks
May they be because of holy thoughts:
so much so that the venerable Bernard
he got off first, and behind so much peace
he ran and, running, seemed to him to be late.
Nor did he Burden his eyelashes with cowardice
To be the son of Pietro Bernardone,
nor to spite maraviglia;
but regally his hard intention
to Innocentius he opened, and from him he had
first seal to his religion.
Then the poor people grew
Behind him, whose admirable life
Better in the glory of heaven it would be sung.
And then that, for the thirst of the martyr,
in the presence of the Superba Soldan
he preached Christ and the others that I would follow him.
In the raw stone intra Tiber and Arno
From Christ he took the last seal.
When the one who is so well bewitched
It pleased to draw him suso at the mercy
What el deserved in getting pusillo
To his friars, as the right rede,
he recommended his dearest woman,
and he commanded that they should love him in faith;
and from his womb the soul precludes
mover wanted himself, returning to his kingdom,
and his body didn't want another coffin.