DGR's source text, from the
Poeti
del Primo Secolo
Although DGR's
the only
instance, among Dante's predecessors, of a poem. . .written on a lady's
death
”, Pier della Vigna's planctus
As with most of DGR's translations of the early Italian poets, the date of this one cannot be determined with certainty. It is probably one of the early translations.
The translation was first published in 1861 in
The
Early Italian Poets
Dante
and his Circle
Early Italian Poets
Poeti
del primo secolo
Le rime della scuola siciliana
Poeti de duecento