Gelosia (Parla la Donna.)	Jealousy (A Woman's Song.)
1. Amuri, amuri, ch' avisti ! ch' avisti ! Di ccà passasti e nun mi salutasti Cu 'na manu la cruci ti facisti Cu l' autra manu l' occhi t' attupasti ; Unn' è la rosa ca mi prummitisti ? Facci di tradituri, a cui la desti ? Ora mi cci haju a mettiri a li visti Siddu è megghiu di mia, chidda ch' amasti. (Palermo.)	1. My love, my love, what fancy 's thee o'ertaken ? Thou passest by, nor giv'st one salutation ! One hand, I mark, records, the holy token ; The other shields thine eyes as from pollution. Where is the rose, of love the promised token ? 0 traitor ! t' whom transferredst that donation ? To watch is all that’s left to me, forsaken@ndash; And judge if better she who's worked out this captation.
2. Biddu, mi lu vôi fari un piaciri ? Sacciu di certu ca mi lu pôi fari ; Non vogghiu ca ccu nuddu sciali e ridi E mancu lu to' cori cunfidari. Cridimi anima mia, cridimi, cridi ! Ca su' di focu li lacrimi amari : Disidiru la morti ppi muriri Pri nun vidirti ccu nuddu parrari. (Dialetto di Catania.)	2. Belov'd, one little pleasure do to me, To confer 't, I know, is quite within thy power. Ope not thy heart, nor laugh with one but me, Nor other with thy confidence endower. Life of my soul, O list, O list to me, For scalding are the tears for thee I shower. I would that Death would bring my death to me Rather than see thee in another's bower.

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Busk, R. H. The Folk-Songs of Italy. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1887. 74-75

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