| Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile" (original) | Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile" (translation) |
|---|---|
| La donna e mobile | The woman is mobile |
| qual piuma al vento, | as a feather in the wind, |
| muta d' accento — e di pensier. | she changes her accent - and her thoughts. |
| Sempre un' amabile leggiadro viso, | Always a lovable graceful face, |
| in pianto o in riso, | in tears or laughter, |
| e menzognero. | and liar. |
| La donna e mobile | The woman is mobile |
| qual piuma al vento, | as a feather in the wind, |
| muta d' accento — e di pensier! | change of accent - and of thoughts! |
| e di pensier! | and to think! |
| e di pensier! | and to think! |
| E sempre misero | And always miserable |
| chi a lei s' affida, | who entrusts himself to her, |
| chi le confida — mal caut o il cor! | who trusts them - badly caution or the heart! |
| Pur mai non sentensi | Yet I never heard |
| felice appieno | happy fully |
| chi su quel seno — non liba amor! | who on that breast - non liba amor! |
| La donna e mobile | The woman is mobile |
| qual piuma al vento, | as a feather in the wind, |
| muta d' accento — e di pensier | change of accent - and of thoughts |
| e di pensier | and to think |
| e di pensier! | and to think! |
