Una figura de la donna
Mia s’ adora Guido, a
San Michele in Orto,
Che di bella sembianza,
Onesta e pia, de’
Peccatori e refugio
E conforto: e quale
A lei divoto s’ umilia
Chi piu’ languisce,
Piu’ n’ ha di conforto:
Fl’ infermi sana, i
Demon caccia via,
E gli occhi orbati fa
Vedere scorto. Sana
In pubblico loco gran
Languori: con reverenza
La gente l’ inchina; due
Luminara l’ adornan di
Fuori: la voce va per
Lontane cammina; ma
Dicon, ch’ e’ idolatra,
I Fra Minori, per invidia,
Che non e lor vicina.
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The figure of my
Woman adores Guido at
The church of San
Michele in Orto; her
Beautiful resemblance, honest and
Pious. To sinners she
Gives refuge and comfort:
And likewise the humbly
Devoted. Whoever kneels before
Her are comforted: The
Infirm are healed, demons
Are thrown out, and
Those with crooked eyes
See straight. Healings in
Public, open spaces: With
Reverence the people kneel,
Two lamps adorn her
Outline. Her voice travels
Far and wide; but,
The minor friars say,
Idolatry. Envy, it’s not
Even their place.
Robert Petrecca 