1. UOMO. Tu nel tuo letto a far de'sogni d'oro, Io dell'aperto al gelo, o mio tesoro! DONNA. Di te m'incresce tanto, o bel cantore! Fredda non son, ma ho già donato il core. 2. UOMO. Deh! muoviti a pietà delle mie pene! Durezza a cor gentil non si conviene. DONNA. Io penso nei miei sogni all'amor mio; Tu non perdere il tempo e va con Dio! (Repeat Verse 2 as duet.)

1. HE. Within, you are in bed and dreaming sweetly, Without, I fear me, love, I'll freeze completely. SHE. I grieve for you, fair singer, in your trial; Not cold am I, my heart is only loyal. 2. HE. Ah! let me not in pain for ever languish! How can a tender heart not feel my anguish? SHE. In dreams the love I owe is only stronger; Depart in peace, and waste your time no longer! (Repeat Verse 2 as duet.)

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Marzo, Eduardo. Songs of Italy; sixty-five Tuscan, Florentine, Lombardian and other Italian folk- and popular songs. New York: G. Schirmer, 1904. 90

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