The serene night was silent 
and, lovely in the calm sky, 
the moon happily revealed 
its silvery and full face! 
When, resounding in the air 
which till then had been so quiet, 
sweet and sad were heard 
the sounds of a lute, 
and a troubadour 
sang some melancholy verses. 
Verses, beseeching and humble, 
like a man praying to God: 
and in them was repeated a name, 
my name! 
I ran eagerly to the balcony... 
There he was; it was he! 
I felt a joy that only the angels 
are allowed to feel! 
To my heart, my ecstatic eyes, 
the earth seemed like heaven! 

Forget him! Ah, you've spoken a word 
that my soul cannot understand. 
With such love that words 
can scarcely tell, 
of a love that only I know, 
my heart is intoxicated. 
My fate can be fulfilled 
only at his side. 
If I can't live for him, 
then for him I'll die!