If you love me, if you sigh
Only for me, dear shepherd,
I am sorrowful for your sufferings;

Yet I delight in your love.
But if you think that
I must in return love only you,

Little shepherd, you are subject
To deceiving yourself easily.


The beautiful purple rose
Will Silvia choose today
With the excuse of its thorns,

Tomorrow, then, will she despise it.
But the advice of the men
I will not follow -

Just because the lily pleases me,
I do not have to despise the other flowers