Una furtiva lagrima
A furtive tear
negli occhi suoi spunt?:
in her eyes Spunt?:
Quelle festose giovani
Those bright young
invidiar sembr?.
envy look?.
Che pi? cercando io v??
What more? I see looking?
Che pi? cercando io v??
What more? I see looking?
M'ama! S?, m'ama, lo vedo. Lo vedo.
He loves me! Yes, he loves me, I see it. I see it.
Un solo istante i palpiti
One moment the beating
del suo bel cor sentir!
of his fine could be felt!
I miei sospir, confondere
My sighs, confused
per poco a' suoi sospir!
for little 'Her sighs!
I palpiti, i palpiti sentir,
I her heartbeat to hear,
confondere i miei coi suoi sospir...
Her sighs confuse my ...
Cielo! Si pu? morir!
Heaven! It can? die!
Di pi? non chiedo, non chiedo.
Of pi? do not ask, do not ask.
Ah, cielo! Si pu?, Si pu? morir
Oh, heavens! It can?, You can? die
Di pi? non chiedo, non chiedo.
Of pi? do not ask, do not ask.
Si pu? morir, Si pu? morir d'amor.
It can? die, you can? die of love.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
One tear that falls so furtively
One tear That falls so furtively
from her sweet eyes has just sprung,
from her sweet eyes has just sprung,
as if she envied all the youths
as if she envied all the youths
who laughingly passed her right by.
who laughingly passed her right by.
What could I want more than this?
What could I want more than this?
She loves me! I see it.
She loves me! I see it.
One moment just to hear her heart,
One moment just to hear her heart,
beating so close next to mine,
beating so close next to mine,
to hear my sighs like they were hers,
to hear my sighs like they were hers,
her sighings as if they were mine!
sighings her as if they were mine!
Heavens, please take me now:
Heavens, please take me now:
All that I wanted is mine now!
All that I wanted is mine now!