A kiss
Luigi Arditi
If I could only give you
a kiss on your lips,
It would tell you all the delights of love,
Abiding to speak
a thousand joys to you!
Ah, thus it would speak
to you along with my heart's palpitations.
I do not desire gems or pearls,
nor do I seek others' affections.
Your look is my delight,
your kiss is my treasure.
Ah! Come! Do not delay!
Ah! Come! Let us enjoy love's
life-giving intoxication.
Ah!