Paroles et traduction Giuni Russo - 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 my life I consecrate;
Who holds your pleasures in contempt,
For true pleasures was not born.

Of gods I asked for fountains and hills;
At length they heard me, and content I shall live,
Nor ever shall my desires bypass that fountain,
Nor ever that hill shall I pass.