Could someone translate these 2 sentence about Lorenzo il Magnifico, please?
Ciao,

I'm reading a text about Lorenzo il Magnifico and the following sentences, I couldn't guess or understand. Could someone translate them into English, please?

1. Egli stesso compone versi in volgare in cui esalta l'amore e la gioventu', tra i quali e' celebre il Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna, che e' un invito a godersi la giovinezza che fugge.

2. Muore nella sua villa di Careggi nel 1492, ricordato da tutti come un uomo eccezionale che ha coperto sapientemente tanti ruoli.

Grazie mille!

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Could someone translate these 2 sentence about Lorenzo il Magnifico, please?
Ciao,

I'm reading a text about Lorenzo il Magnifico and the following sentences, I couldn't guess or understand. Could someone translate them into English, please?

1. Egli stesso compone versi in volgare in cui esalta l'amore e la gioventu', tra i quali e' celebre il Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna, che e' un invito a godersi la giovinezza che fugge.

2. Muore nella sua villa di Careggi nel 1492, ricordato da tutti come un uomo eccezionale che ha coperto sapientemente tanti ruoli.

Grazie mille!

Answer

I'd change just some things in gianni's good translation.
The English equivalent of "volgare" is usually "vernacular" while "popular language" has many possible interpretations;
"... Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna WHICH is an invitation to enjoy youth that quickly passes.";
"He dies [historical present] in 1492 in his villa in Careggi... VALUED as... able to FULFILL many different functions wisely." (actually "to fill functions with wisdom" means "to make functions plenty of wisdom" or something close to this, isn't it?)
Hope this helps!

Good job anyway, gianni! :)

Answer

1.	He composed in popular language poetries in which love and youth were celebrated. Among them there is the famous Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna, (The Bacco and Arianna’s Triumph) who represents an invite to enjoy the youth that pass quickly.
2.	He died in 1492 in his villa in Careggi, treasured as an exceptional man able to fill different functions with wisdom.

Ciao Yan :)

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Other words to translate your text:
1. Himself composes verses in vernacular in which exalts love and youth, among which (such as) is celebrated (famous) the Triumph of Bacchus and Arianna, that is an invitation to enjoy youth that runs away. 
2. He died in his villa at Careggi in 1492, remembered by all as an exceptional man who has covered (assumed) many roles wisely.

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