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: Mescetemi il vino! Tu solo, o bicchiero, : Pour me some wine! Only you, o gl, : : Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero, : of all the earthly pleasures, are not a liar. : : Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor. : You, life of the senses, joy of the heart. : : Amai; m'infiammaro due sguardi fatali; : I have loved; two fatal glances inflamed me; : : Credei l'amicizia fanciulla senz'ali, : I believed the friendship of the girl without wings, : : Follia de' prim'anni, fantasma illusor. : foolishness of youth, illusory imaginings. : : Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor. : Pour me some wine, joy of the heart. : : : : L'amico, l'amante col tempo ne fugge, : A friend, a lover will leave after a while, : : Ma tu non paventi chi tutto distrugge: : but you have no fear of that which destroys all: : : L'etą non t'offende, t'accresce virtł. : Age doesn't offend you, it increases your virtue. : : Sfiorito l'aprile, cadute le rose, : April has faded, the roses have fallen, : : Tu sei che n'allegri le cure noiose: : You are the one that lightens troubling worries, : : Sei tu che ne torni la gioia che fu. : It is you that brings back the joy that once was. : : : : Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor. : Pour me some wine, joy of the heart. : : Chi meglio risana del cor le ferite? : Who better than you can heal the heart of its wounds? : : Se te non ci desse la provvida vite, : If you had not given us your provident vine, : : Sarebbe immortale l'umano dolor. : human pain would be immortal. : : Mescetemi il vino! Tu sol, o bicchiero, : Pour me some wine! Only you, o gl, : : Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero, : of all the earthly pleasures, are not a liar. : : Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor. : You, life of the senses, joy of the heart. : : : : : I would be grateful for a copy of the words of Brindisi (The Drinking Song - La Traviata) in English. : : Many thanks : : Francine McGovern

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