Lyrics of Handel: Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: "Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume" (Partenope) - Philippe Jaroussky, Emőke Baráth, Ensemble Artaserse

Handel: Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: "Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume" (Partenope) (original)

Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume,
È il mio Cupido, le belle piume
Ardendo va.
Quel brio m’alletta;
perché m’è fido,
La mia costanza ogn’altra avanza,
Cangiar non sa.
Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume,
È il mio Cupido, le belle piume
Ardendo va

(translation)

What little butterfly turns to that light,
It is my Cupid, the beautiful feathers
Burning goes.
That panache entices me;
because I trust him,
My constancy advances each other,
Cangiar does not know.
What little butterfly turns to that light,
It is my Cupid, the beautiful feathers
Burning goes