Cruel Eros

Oh, cruel Eros, with your bow, 
Your arrow kills me don't you know?!
Oh, Afrodita, where is your wine?
My time will pass and so shall I!

Amore arcana!
Rubo la mia fede con un bacio fiorito ...
Amore e puttana!
Il cuore e finito! 

Ho pagato in gemme, ho versato il mio vino, 
Ma il letto era vuoto al mattino. 
Lei ride tra i veli, promette e poi fugge — 
Che il diavolo tenga le nozze che bugge! 

She: “My friend, I know just how you feel…
But don't you know that time may heal?
Just let it go! Don't sigh in grief!”
He:“But time is just a slower thief!”

He: “O desperatio, o tormento! 
No il dolore non e morte e non e un momento!”
She: “For love’s a harlot, cruel and poor, 
I know it now and knew before”. 

She: "Oh, dear Signore, why do you weep?
He: “It hurts me. That’s why! Cause love is a trade!”
She: But dear Signore, it pretends to be deep…”
He: No, it's always a lie! That wants to be paid!"

Oh, cruel Eros, with your bow, 
Your arrow kills me don't you know?!
Oh, Afrodita, where is your wine?
My time will pass and so shall I!

Amore arcana!
Nessun pianto! 
Nessun fior! 
Amore e puttana!
Ed io non sposo!
Mai piu!
Mai piu!
I say: “adieu!”

2026 06 20