Libiamo Libiamo ne' lieti calci                                         (Brindisi)
                                    Alfredo's aria from La Traviata!

Libiamo,  libiamo ni' lieti calici                     Let us drink from the globets of joy,
che le belleza infiora                                    adorned with beauty.
E la fuggevol ora s' inebrii                            and the fleeting hour shall be adorned
a volutta                                                     with pleasure.

Libiamo ne' dolci fremiti                               Let us drink to secret raptures
che suscita l'amore                                      which love excites.
oiche quell' ochio al core                            for this eye reigns supreme in my heart..
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Libiamo, amore fra i calci                              Let us drink, for wine
iu caldi baci avra                                          love will enjoy yet more  passionate kisses.     
Tra voi, tra voi sapro dividere                        With you I can spend
il tempo mio giocondo                                   the time with delight.
Tutto e follia nel mondo cio                           In life everything is folly.
che non e piacer                                           which does not bring pleasure.

Godiam, fugace e rapido                                Let us be happy, fleeting and rapid
e' il gaudio dell' amore                                   is the delight of love.
e' un fior che nasce e muore                        it is a flower which blooms and dies,
ne piu si puo goder                                     which can no longer be enjoyed.

Godiam, c'invita un fervido                           Let us be happy, fervernt and enticing
accento lusighier                                          words summon us.
Godiamo, la tazza e il cantico                        Be happy, wine and song

la notte abella e il riso                                   and laughter beautify the night;
in questo paradiso ne sopra                           let the new day find us
il nuovo di                                                   in this paradise.

La vita e nel tripudio                                    Life is nothing but pleasure,
quando non s' ami ancora                            as long as one is not in love.
Nol dite a chi l'ignora                                   Don't say that to one who does not 
                                                                 know it .
e' il mio destin cosi...                                   That is my fate.....


                           
                                   Translation by Alejandro Gonzalez Ponce.