The same saying occurs in the Proverbi Italiani of Orlando Pescetti, Venice, 1618, Non si lascia posar le mosche addosso (He lets no flies light on him).
His heart chanted a voiceless strain, which I heard perfectly well:-- "Lascia che io pianga!
When free and joyous in his forest-home, he does not the less vouchsafe for his reply the strain which my captive chanted in his silence: "Lascia che io pianga!
In this opera the aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" found its final home.
Chi silascia mettere in spalla la capra, indi a poco รจ sforzato a portar la vacca.
And Mirah immediately sang Lascia ch'io pianga, giving forth its melodious sobs and cries with new fullness and energy.
Roscoe; and to these may be added the address to Cytherea-- Lascia l' isola tua tanta diletta!
It took him many a sleepless hour before he deciphered the device Lascia la donna.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lascia" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
