Buona Notte

Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792 (Horsham) – 1822 (Lerici)



I.
'Buona notte, buona notte!'--Come mai
La notte sara buona senza te?
Non dirmi buona notte,--che tu sai,
La notte sa star buona da per se.

II.
Solinga, scura, cupa, senza speme,
La notte quando Lilla m’abbandona;
Pei cuori chi si batton insieme
Ogni notte, senza dirla, sara buona.

III.
Come male buona notte ci suona
Con sospiri e parole interrotte!--
Il modo di aver la notte buona
E mai non di dir la buona notte.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABAX ACDCD ADBDX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 414
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is regarded by critics as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. more…

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