you ladies, who know what love is,
see if i have it in my heart.
what i feel, i'll repeat to you.
it's new for me; i can't understand it.
i feel an emotion full of desire
which is now pleasure, now torture.
i freeze, and then i feel my soul
bursting into flames;
and in a moment i freeze again.
i'm seeking a treasure outside of me--
i don't know who holds it;
i don't know what it is.
i sigh and moan without wanting to;
i quiver and tremble without knowing why
i find peace neither night nor day,
but yet i enjoy languishing that way...
[lorenzo da ponte]
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