Giacomino Pugliese
Giacomino Pugliese was one of the most notable poets to come out of the Sicilian school for Italian poetry during the early years of the 13th century. Even though not much is known about his life, his poems have been passed down through Italian teachings. Many of his poems still exist and are stored in the Vatican archives.
Poetry
Even though little information can be drawn about his actual life, a lot can be taken from his poems. Most of his work told stories about love, and the struggles of life. What made his poetry unique and separate from the norm was the expression of true feelings and emotion. His use of informal structure in his poems made it more relatable to the common person. Of his eight total works the one that stands out the most is “Death, why have you made so great a war against me”. (Trans.) This poem stands out more than the rest due to the use of real emotion and shocking truth about the passing of a loved one. Also a unique quality of his poetry was the implementation of music. Nearly half of his works were originally meant to be songs.
List of works
- “Woman, you complain.”
- “Woman, for your love.”
- “Isplendiente.”
- “Far sends love sighs.”
- “Death, why have you made so great a war against me.”
- “When Vegio revive.”
- “Tuttor the dolze hope.”
"Death, Why have you made so great a war against me."
"Death, because mài made so great a war,
that mài removed madonna, Whereat I grieve?
mortài The flower of the beauties in the ground,
for which the world does not love you, nor I want.
5 Villana death, which not a [i] dish, Disparti love and take away the allegranza and you give condolences. Alegranza My post ài largely tristanza, thè m'ài away the joy and Alegranza,
10 c'avere throne. Solea have sollazo and game and rice more than anything else is that cavalier, or is something madonna trip in paradise, the door dolze my hope,
15 lasciòmi in the penis and with sighs and Planti, levòmi de [sollazo], play and sing and companionship, or not the Vegio, nor stand before and I do not show them dolze semblances
20 that [make] solia. Deo Oi, because m'ai place in this iranza? smaruto that I am, I do not know where it is, thè m'ài dolze raised the hope, the more partit'ài dolze company,
25 that both [n] nothing part, this m'è aviso. Madonna, [who tene] thy face at his mercy? your teaching and the dond'è miso? cor and your ex who I priso the à
30 [but] do [n] to mine? Where is Madonna and her teaching, her beauty and the great canoscianza, the dolze rice and good posture, the oc [c] hi and b or c [c] a and the beautiful appearance,
35 its adornment and his kindness? Madonna, for which he was tut [t] avia in Alegranza, or no the Vegio nor night nor give, not mabella, yes how to solia
40 in her countenance. Had my the kingdom of Hungary, with Greza and unto Lamagna in Franza, the great treasure of St. Sophia, not por [r] ia restored again so great perdanza
45 as it was in that give that n'andao. trapassao life is de Madonna, tristanza with great sighs and sorrows and tears I lasciao, and joy I have anything mandao
50 for confortanza. Had to meo want, woman, you, say to God sovran, that tut [t] or face, day and night istessimo ambonduoi. Or is the will of God, to be like Him c'a.
55 Member, and I remember when he was a co statement, often m'appellava "dolze friend," and now no 's face, then God took her, and he conducted her with physicist. His vertute both, beautiful, with tico
60 and His peace."