Corisca
Com'è soave cosa
Tanto goder quanto ami,
Tanto aver quanto brami:
Sentir che la tua donna
A i tuoi caldi sospiri
Caldamente sospiri,
E dica poi: "Ben mio,
Quanto son, quanto miri,
Tutto è tuo. S'io son bella,
A te solo son bella; a te s'adorna
Questo viso, quest'oro e questo seno;
in questo petto mio
Alberghi tu, caro mio cor, non io".
Il pastor fido (A3;S6;170;Corisca)
English translation
Corisca
How sweet a thing it is to have a joy
Great as thy love, and happiness complete
As thy own wishes, in thy fair one's charms!
To have thy mistress twine about thy neck,
And when thou sigh'st, to answer back thy sighs,
And say to thee: "My love, all that I am,
All that I have is thine; if I am fair,
It is for thee alone; for thee I deck
This face, this bosom, and these golden loscka.
Thy heart is so united with my own,
That I forget I've any heart save thine".