Se pensi amor tu solo
Per vezzo e per beltà
Regnare in questo sen
Amor, tinganni.
Non perde mai del volo,
Augel la libertà.
Che spesso al caro ben’.
Rivolge i vanni.

If you think, love, only
By caresses and beauty
To possess this heart,
You are deceiving yourself, love.
That bird in flight
Does not lose her freedom,
Which can turn away
Its wings from the beloved.