A Translation from Petrarch (He is Jealous of the Heavens and the Earth)
By J. M. Synge
What a grudge I am bearing the earth that has its arms about her, and is holding that face away from me, where I was finding peace from great sadness.
What a grudge I am bearing the Heavens that are after taking her, and shutting her in with greediness, the Heavens that do push their bolt against so many.
What a grudge I am bearing the blessed saints that have got her sweet company, that I am always seeking;
and what a grudge I am bearing against Death, that is standing in her two eyes, and will not call me with a word.
