From the opera "The Girl from Arles" by Cilea.

Federico has run away from home after finding out that his beloved girl from Arles has betrayed him with the stable boy. He is found by Baldassarre and L'Innocente but the former leaves to tend the flocks and the latter falls asleep. As L'Innocente falls asleep, he mentions a line from a story told earlier about a goat. This comment sets off Federico and he despairs over his lost love.

E' la solita storia del pastore...
It's the usual story of the shepherd...

Il povero ragazzo volvea raccontarla,
The poor boy wanted to tell it,

e s'addormi.
but fell asleep.

C'è nel sonno l'oblio,
There is oblivion in sleep..

Come l'invidio!
How I envy him!

Anch'io vorrei dormir così
I too would like to sleep like this -

nel sonno almeno l'oblio trovar!
within sleep to find oblivion!

La pace sol cercando io vò:
I only want to find peace:

vorrei poter tutto scordar.
If only I could forget everything.

Ma ogni sforzo è vanno..
But all struggles are in vain.

Davanti ho sempre di lei
I still see before me

il dolce sembiante!
her sweet visage..

La pace tolta è sempre a me...
But all struggles are in vain.

Perché degg'io tanto penar?
Why must I suffer so much pain?

Lei!... sempre mi parla al cor!
She!.. How she always spoke to my heart!

Fatale vision, mi lascia!
Fatal vision, leave me!

mi fai tanto male! Ahimè!
You hurt me so much! Oh woe is me!