Malinconia, ninfa gentile, 
Melancholy, nymph gentle,

La vita mia consacro a te; 
The life my devoted to you

I tuoi piaceri chi tiene a vile, 
Your pleasures those who hold contempt (for)
(Those who hold contempt for your pleasures) 

Ai piacer veri nato non è. 
to pleasures true born are not. 
(Are not born to true pleasures)

Fonti e colline chiesi agli Dei; 
Fountains and hills I asked the Gods;

M'udiro alfine, pago io vivrò,
They heard me finally, I pay I will live,

Né mai quel fonte co' desir miei,
Never the source of desire my
 
Né mai quel monte trapasserò. 
Never that mountain I pierce.