Translation of the song lyrics L'elisir d'amore, Act II, Scene 8: "Una Furtiva Lagrima" (Nemorino) - Mario Lanza, Rca Victor Orchestra, RCA Victor Orchestra, Costantine Callinicos, Mario Lanza

L'elisir d'amore, Act II, Scene 8: "Una Furtiva Lagrima" (Nemorino) (original)

Una furtiva lagrima
Negli occhi suoi spunto:
Quelle festose giovani
Invidiar sembro.
Che piu cercando io vo?
Che piu cercando io vo?
M’ama!
S?, m’ama, lo vedo, lo vedo.
Un solo instante i palpiti
Del suo bel cor sentir!
I miei sospir, confondere
Per poco a' suoi sospir!
I palpiti, i palpiti sentir,
Confondere i miei coi suoi sospir
Cielo, si puo morir!
Di piu non chiedo, non chiedo.
Ah!
Cielo, si puo, si puo morir,
Di piu non chiedo, non chiedo.
Si puo morir, si puo morir d’amor

(translation)

A furtive tear
In her eyes, a hint of:
Those festive young people
I seem to envy.
What more could I want?
What more could I want?
He loves me!
Yes, he loves me, I see him, I see him.
A single moment the heartbeats
To hear of her beautiful heart!
My sighs, confuse
For a little while she sighed!
The heartbeats, the heartbeats to hear,
Confusing mine with his sighs
Heaven, you can die!
I don't ask for more, I don't ask.
Ah!
Heaven, you can, you can die,
I don't ask for more, I don't ask.
You can die, you can die of love