Michelangelo, Rime 151

A short headnote on the sonnet and on what the translation had to give up. [Replace this.]

Italian

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English

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Original text: [source]. Also published at La busca de Juan.

Translator's notes

  1. superchio — [your note on why this one resisted translation]. ↩
  2. altera — [your note: it works as the antonym of basso, and carries both loftiness and a hint of cruelty]. ↩