Petrarch poem example

Consider the following example, a translation of “Sonnet 227” by Petrarch, by A.S. Kline:

Breeze, blowing that blonde curling hair, stirring it, and being softly stirred in turn, scattering that sweet gold about, then gathering it, in a lovely knot of curls again,

you linger around bright eyes whose loving sting pierces me so, till I feel it and weep, and I wander searching for my treasure, like a creature that often shies and kicks:

now I seem to find her, now I realise she’s far away, now I’m comforted, now despair, now longing for her, now truly seeing her.

Happy air, remain here with your living rays: and you, clear running stream, why can’t I exchange my path for yours?

Explanation:

c, d, e, f, g, a, b, and c.

sometimes western music will also use solfege. the names of these are do ra me fa sol la si (or ti) and do.

to indicate a note a half step higher or lower then the original note, you would say c # (for a half a step above c) or bb (for half a step below b)