"I mourn my past years, when I only wanted the pleasures of mortal things, and although I had wings, I did not soar so as not to set a poor example for the age. Who do you see, my sins have crushed me, Lord of Heaven, help my invisible, immortal, lost soul in trouble, and mercifully replace the disorder in me.
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Author
Francesco PetrarcaAll Translations
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I mourn my past years, when I only wanted the pleasures of mortal things, and although I had wings, I did not soar so as not to set a poor example for the age. Who do you see, my sins have crushed me, Lord of Heaven, help my invisible, immortal, lost soul in trouble, and mercifully replace the disorder in me.
""Siratom elmúlt éveim, mikor csak halandó dolgok gyönyörét akartam, s holott szárnyam volt, nem szálltam magasban, hogy nem silány példát adnék a kornak. Ki látod, vétkeim hogy megtiportak, Ég Ura, láthatatlan, halhatatlan, eltévedt lelkemet segítsd a bajban, s bennem kegyelmesen pótold a korcsat."