| Ma l'amore no (original) | Ma l'amore no (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ma l’amore no, | But love no, |
| l’amore mio non pu? | my love can't |
| disperdersi nel vento con le rose | scatter in the wind with roses |
| tanto? | much? |
| forte che non ceder?, | strong that I will not yield ?, |
| non sfiorir?. | will not fade. |
| Io lo veglier?, | I will watch him ?, |
| io lo difender? | will I defend him? |
| da tutte quelle insidie velenose | from all those poisonous snares |
| che vorrebbero strapparlo al cuor, | who would like to snatch it from the heart, |
| povero amor. | poor love. |
| Forse te ne andrai | Maybe you will leave |
| da altre donne le carezze cercherai | from other women you will seek caresses |
| — ahim?! | - alas ?! |
| - | - |
| e se tornerai | and if you come back |
| gi? | already |
| sfiorita ogni bellezza troverai | withered every beauty you will find |
| in me. | In me. |
| Ma l’amore no, | But love no, |
| l’amore mio non pu? | my love can't |
| dissolversi con l’oro dei capelli | dissolve with the gold of the hair |
| finch’io vivo sar? | as long as I live will it be? |
| vivo in me, | I live in me, |
| solo per te. | Only for you. |
| Forse te ne andrai | Maybe you will leave |
| da altre donne le carezze cercherai | from other women you will seek caresses |
| — ahim?! | - alas ?! |
| - | - |
| e se tornerai | and if you come back |
| gi? | already |
| sfiorita ogni bellezza troverai | withered every beauty you will find |
| in me. | In me. |
| Ma l’amore no, | But love no, |
| l’amore mio non pu? | my love can't |
| dissolversi con l’oro dei capelli | dissolve with the gold of the hair |
| finch’io vivo sar? | as long as I live will it be? |
| vivo in me, | I live in me, |
| solo per te | Only for you |
