| Vidi florem floridum, vidi florum florem,
| I have seen a flower, I have seen the flower of flowers
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| Vidi rosam Madii cunctis pulchriorem,
| I saw the rose of Madii more beautiful than all
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| Vidi stellam splendidam, cunctis clariorem,
| I have seen a splendid star, brighter than all
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| Per quam ego degeram lapsus in amorem.
| By which I'd fallen intoamamor.
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| Dulcissima, Dulcissima
| The sweetest, most sweet
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| «Ave, formosissima, gemma pretiosa!»
| "Hail, most beautiful, precious gem!"
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| Quid plus? | What more? |
| Collo virginis brachia iactavi
| I threw my arms around the girl's neck
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| Mille dedi basia, mille reportavi,
| I gave a thousand kisses, I brought back a thousand
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| Atque sepe sepius dicens affirmavi:
| And I have often affirmed, saying,
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| «Certe, certe istud est id, quo anhelavi!»
| "Sure, certainly that's what I gasped for!"
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| Dulcissima, Dulcissima
| The sweetest, most sweet
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| «Ave, formosissima, gemma pretiosa!»
| "Hail, most beautiful, precious gem!"
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| Dulcissima, Dulcissima, Dulcissima, Dulcissima
| Most Sweetest, Most Sweetest, Most Sweetest
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| Dulcissima !!! | The sweetest thing!!! |