You are a man and I am a girl
At least, the world says so.
But I want to adore you
Like the troubadours did their lady love.
You are a man and I am a maiden
But you are so beautiful,
And so delicately fine are your features,
I wish to write verses on the eyelashes
That cover your melancholic eyes.
You are a man and I am a lady,
But I wish to fall on my knees
With armful of roses,
And speak ardently of my passion
For you, La Fiamma.
You are a man, but prettier than any lady
I have ever seen.
No damsel could ever match you,
In delicacy or grace.
You are a man, and I am a woman,
But I wish to worship the ground you walk upon
To kiss the hem of your dress,
To hold a rose in my lips for you,
Because you are beautiful, my love,
You are so delicately beautiful.