(English translation)

To act, with my heart saddened with sorrow.
I know not what I'm saying or what I'm doing.
Yet I must face it.
Courage, my heart!
You are not a man;
you're but a jester!

On with the motley,
The paint and the powder.
The people pay you and want their laugh,
You know.

If Harlequin your Columbine has stolen,
Laugh, Punchinello! The world will cry 'Bravo!'
Go hide with laughter
Your tears and your sorrow,
Sing and be merry, playing your part.
Laugh, Punchinello,
For the love that is ended.
Laugh for the sorrow
That is eating your heart.

