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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON MICHAEL ANGELO'S STATUE OF NIGHT: LINES BY GIOVANNI STROZZI, by GIOVANNI BATTISTA STROZZI
First Line: Thou seest the sleeping night in grace reclining
Last Line: Speak low, I pray thee, wake me not to pain.
Alternate Author Name(s): Strozzi, Giovanni Battista ,the Elde
Subject(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564); Statues; Stones; Granite; Rocks
First Line: Thou seest the sleeping night in grace reclining
Last Line: Speak low, I pray thee, wake me not to pain.
Alternate Author Name(s): Strozzi, Giovanni Battista ,the Elde
Subject(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564); Statues; Stones; Granite; Rocks
THOU seest the sleeping Night in grace reclining,
An angel called her from the silent stone;
She sleeps and therefore lives; if doubt there be,
Awake her now—She speaks! and doubt is flown.
ANSWER BY MICHELANGELO
'Tis sweet o sleep, but better far in stone,
For since, unaltered, loss and shame remain,
Unconscious darkness crowns supreme delight;
Speak low, I pray thee, wake me not to pain.
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