E lucevan le stelle, Mario Cavaradossi's aria from Tosca

E lucevan le stelle
ed olezzava la terra,
stridea l'uscio dell'orto,
e un passo sfiorava la rena...
Entrava ella, fragrante,
Mi cadea fra le braccia...

Oh dolci baci, o languide carezze,
Mentr'io fremente
La belle forme discioglea dai veli!

Svani per sempre il sogno mio d'amore..
L'ora e' fuggita...
E muoio disperato!
E non ho amato mai tanto la vita!

The stars were gleaming,
The ground was fragrant...
The creak of the garden gate,
light footsteps in the sand,
the smell of her hair. She came
and fell into my arms.
Oh tender kisses, sweet caresses,
While, trembling, I beheld
Her beautiful form freed of its gown.
Gone forever is my dream of love.
Time has fled, and I die in despair!
I die in despair,
But never have I loved life so much

Translation copyright ©1999 by Mark D. Lew (markdlew@earthlink.net)
[poetic translation, not entirely literal]

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