‘If I were fire, I would set the world aflame’ by Cecco Angiolieri (c. 1260-1313)
If I were fire, I would set the world aflame; If I were wind, I would storm it; If I were water, I would drown it; If I were God, I would send it to the abyss. If I were Pope, then I would be happy, For I would swindle all the Christians. If I were Emperor, do you know…