See My Heart - (Vide Cor Meum) Lyrics

A story of love between Dante and Beatrice..the words to Vide Cor Meum were taken from Dante's La Vita Nuova (The New Life), where Dante describes his first forays into poetry...
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In the words of Vide Cor Meum (the first sonnet) Dante describes a vision..this is how he tells it..
When he was 9, he became smitten with a little girl called Beatrice, she passed him and he soon became obsessed with her.
Nine years later he see's her again and she says, "Hello"..love then overwhelms him.
He goes back to his room and "thinking of her, sweet sleep overcame" him.
Then he sees the vision of Love holding a woman (Beatrice) who is wrapped in a veil. Love says,
"I am your master." In one of Love's hands there is a heart on fire and he says to Dante, "Vide cor tuum: See your heart".
Then Love wakes Beatrice and feeds Dante's burning heart to her which she reluctantly eats.
Love, then, becomes very sad and takes Beatrice with him up toward heaven.
Dante never actually gives explainations and the sonnet actually asks for interpretations..

Both Dante and Beatrice married other people and Beatrice died at the age of 24.
Dante wrote La Vita Nuova about 2 years later. It was also at that time that Dante was becoming interested in philosophy and politics.

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[monicamonni]

Dante and Patrick Cassidy together - a masterpiece! Thanks so much for this moment of divine beauty!

[smilingdaf]

@monicamonni thank you for your comment :D

[theringmonster]

That is the most beautiful song i have listened to and beautiful lyrics. Thank you.

[smilingdaf]

@theringmonster thank you for nice words :D

[omshakti5]

♥•♫•*¨*•♫*♥*♫•*¨*•♫•♥♥•♫•*¨*•♫­

[smilingdaf]

@omshakti5 cool :D

[Mickybunch]

You've matched the essence of the music perfectly. Beautiful, thank you.

[xcellgeo]

mala traduccion

[BigMTBrain]

@SouthsideofGlasgow - And, thank YOU for sharing your story.

[littlewelshpasty]

Such a beautiful piece, makes me believe in so much more, thank you for all your effort!

[smilingdaf]

@42BETWO Thank you so much dear for lovely words...peace and love to you :D