San Miniato

See, I have climbed the mountain side

Up to this holy house of God,

Where once that Angel-Painter trod

Who saw the heavens opened wide,

And throned upon the crescent moon

The Virginal white Queen of Grace,—

Mary! could I but see thy face

Death could not come at all too soon.

O crowned by God with thorns and pain!

Mother of Christ! O mystic wife!

My heart is weary of this life

And over-sad to sing again.

O crowned by God with love and flame!

O crowned by Christ the Holy One!

O listen ere the searching sun

Show to the world my sin and shame.

圣明尼亚托教堂

看，我已从这山腰

攀爬到上帝的圣殿，

天使画家曾光临此地，

他见过向众生敞开的天堂，

洁白的美德女王

把宝座建在新月上，——

玛丽!只要见你一面，

哪怕顷刻死去我也甘愿。

哦，被上帝加冕了荆棘和苦难!

基督的母亲!哦，神秘的妻子!

我的心已倦于这种生活，

伤心过度不再能歌唱。

哦，被上帝加冕了爱与火焰!

哦，被神圣的基督所加冕!

哦，聆听吧，在巡游的太阳

向世界披露我的罪愆和耻辱之前。