Concetti Chiave
- The speaker reflects on a deep connection with the beloved, seeing all past loves within them.
- Love is depicted as a living entity within the beloved, holding the essence of the speaker's past relationships.
- The beloved is described as a grave where love thrives, adorned with memories of past lovers.
- The speaker feels that their past loves have been transferred to and reside within the beloved.
- There is an emphasis on the beloved possessing the collective love and essence of all the speaker's past relationships.
Thy bosom is endeared with all hearts,
Which I by lacking have supposed dead,
And there reigns love and all love's loving parts,
And all those friends which I thought buried.
How many a holy and obsequious tear [5]
Hath dear religious love stol'n from mine eye
As interest of the dead, which now appear
But things removed that hidden in thee lie!
Thou art the grave where buried love doth live,
Hung with the trophies of my lovers gone, [10]
Who all their parts of me to thee did give;
That due of many now is thine alone:
Their images I loved I view in thee,
And thou, all they, hast all the all of me.
The Heart and Lost Love
Prodigioso è il cuor tuo per tutti i cuori
che inesistenti in me, davo per periti
e là l 'amor s'impone con tutti i suoi pregi
e vivon quelle anime amiche che credevo ormai interrate
e quanti santi rispettosi pianti lugubri
un caro e fedele amore ha precluso alla mia vista
il tributo ai quei defunti che or si mostrano
ricordi distanti che in te languono rinchiusi
The Tomb of Love
Tu sei il sepolcro dove rinchiuso l'amor sussiste
avvolto dai ricordi dei miei cari affetti
che ti hanno dato quanto di me possedevano
ciò che era di tanti, adesso è solamente tuo:
in te vedo le loro immagini che ho amato
e tu, assieme ad essi, possiedi tutto il mio.
Domande da interrogazione
- What is the central theme of the poem?
- How does the speaker perceive the beloved in relation to past loves?
- What emotional response does the speaker express towards the memories of past loves?
The central theme of the poem is the enduring nature of love and memory. The speaker reflects on how love and the memories of past relationships continue to live on within the beloved, despite the physical absence of those loved ones.
The speaker perceives the beloved as a living grave where the love and memories of past relationships reside. The beloved embodies all the qualities and affections of those who have been loved and lost, making them the sole possessor of the speaker's affections.
The speaker expresses a sense of reverence and emotional depth towards the memories of past loves. They acknowledge the tears shed for those who have passed and recognize that these memories, though seemingly distant, are preserved and cherished within the beloved.