Lungi da te, ben mio,/ far from you, my love,
se vivere non possio,/ if i cannot live
lungi da te che sei,/ far from you, who are
luce de-gl'occhi miei,/ the light of my eyes
vita,/ life
vita di questo cor,/ life of this heart
venga ed in dolce sono,/ come and in sweet slumber
se te mirar non ponno,/ if they (the eyes) cannot gaze at you
mi chiuda, mi chiuda lumi ancor./ then let them close again
"-Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity..."
"-Actually, I'm planning to threaten you."
"Well, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Evil plots don't just make themselves, you know!"