Roméo et Juliette, Act 1: Ah! Je veux vivre

Ah! I want to live
In the dream that thrills me
Still to this day!
Sweet flame,
I'm guarding you in my soul
Like a treasure!
This inebriation
Of youthfulness
Doesn't last, alas, but a day!
Then comes the hour
When we cry,
The heart gives way to love.
And happiness flees without return!
Ah! I want to live
In this dream that thrills me
For a long time!
Sweet flame,
I’m guarding you in my soul
Like a treasure!
Away from the gloomy winter
Let me sleep,
And smell the rose
Before it withers.
Ah!
Sweet flame,
Rest in my soul,
Like a sweet treasure,
For a long time!