Voi Che Sapete

* an Italian Opera song...

You who know what love is,

Ladies, see if I have it in my heart.

I’ll tell you what I’m feeling,

It’s new for me, and I understand nothing.

I have a feeling, full of desire,

Which is by turns delightful and miserable.

I freeze and then feel my soul go up in flames,

Then in a moment I turn to ice.

I’m searching for affection outside of myself,

I don’t know how to hold it, nor even what it is!

I sigh and lament without wanting to,

I twitter and tremble without knowing why,

I find peace neither night nor day,

But still I rather enjoy languishing this way.

You who know what love is,

Ladies, see if I have it in my heart.