Paroles et traduction Cecilia Bartoli - Malinconia, ninfa gentile

Malinconia, ninfa gentile

Malinconia, Ninfa gentile,
La vita mia consacro a te;
I tuoi piaceri chi tiene a vile,
Ai piacer veri nato non è.

Fonti e colline chiesi agli Dei;
M'udiro alfine, pago io vivrò,
Né mai quel fonte co' desir miei,
Né mai quel monte trapasserò.

Melancholy, Gentle Nymph

Melancholy, Gentle Nymph,
To you I dedicate my life;
He who holds your pleasures in contempt,
Was not born for true pleasures.

From the gods I sought fountains and hills;
They finally heard me, I shall live content,
Nor that fountain with my desires,
Nor that mount shall I ever surpass.