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S'io men vò
Original Language: Italian
S'io men vo, morirò,
Ahi, crudel dipartita.
S'ora il cor non ha virtù
Contra il duol di sua ferita,
Come lei non miri più,
Chi salvar potrà mia vita?
S'io men vo...
Onde omai spero pietà,
O sventur empia infinita,
Statti addio somma beltà;
Mia speranz'al vento e gita.
S'io men vo...
Deh, se voce di mercè
Appo voi fu mai sentita,
La memoria di mia fè
Su'l partir non sia schernita.
S'io men vo...
English
If I leave
If I leave I'll die,
Ah, cruel separation.
If my heart doesn't have the strength
to resist the pain of its wound,
no longer seeing her,
who can save my life?
If I leave...
Since I'm hoping for mercy at last,
Oh infinitely cruel misfortune,
I bid farewell to sublime beauty;
my hope is gone with the wind.
If I leave...
If the voice of mercy
was ever heard by you,
let the memory of my devotion
not be disdained when I'm gone.
If I leave...
Translated by:
Richard Kolb
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S'io men vo
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