Alessandro Parisotti

Se tu m'ami, se sospiri - English translation

Also performed by:
Alessandro Bonci
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Se tu m'ami, se sospiri

Se tu m'ami, se tu sospiri
Sol per me, gentil pastor,
Ho dolor de' tuoi martiri,
Ho diletto del tuo amor,
Ma se pensi che soletto
Io ti debba riamar,
Pastorello, sei soggetto
Facilmente a t'ingannar.
 
Bella rosa porporina
Oggi Silvia sceglierà,
Con la scusa della spina
Doman poi la sprezzerà.
Ma degli uomini il consiglio
Io per me non seguirò.
Non perché mi piace il giglio
Gli altri fiori sprezzerò.

If you love me, if you sigh for me

If you love me, if you sigh
for me, gentle shepherd,
your pain hurts me,
yet I delight in your love.
But if you think that
I must return my love only to you,
then, shepherd boy, you are
easily deceived.
 
A beautiful purple rose
Silvia will choose today -
because of its thorns,
she will despise it tomorrow.
But men's advice
I will not follow.
Just because I love the lily,
I will not despise the other flowers.
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