| Handel: Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: "Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume" (Partenope) (original) | Handel: Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: "Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume" (Partenope) (translation) |
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| Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume, | What little butterfly turns to that light, |
| È il mio Cupido, le belle piume | It is my Cupid, the beautiful feathers |
| Ardendo va. | Burning goes. |
| Quel brio m’alletta; | That panache entices me; |
| perché m’è fido, | because I trust him, |
| La mia costanza ogn’altra avanza, | My constancy advances each other, |
| Cangiar non sa. | Cangiar does not know. |
| Qual farfalletta gira a quel lume, | What little butterfly turns to that light, |
| È il mio Cupido, le belle piume | It is my Cupid, the beautiful feathers |
| Ardendo va | Burning goes |
