Scintille, diamant, Dapertutto's aria from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Scintille, diamant, 				Glitter, diamond,
Miroir où se prend l'alouette,	 		Mirror that catches the lark
Scintille, diamant, fascine, attirre-la		Sparkle, diamond, fascinate, draw her
L'alouette ou la femme a cet appas vainqueur	The lark or the woman to this conquering bait. 
Vont de l'aile ou du coeur			Will fly with her wings or her heart 
L'une y laisse la vie 				One leaves her life there, 
Et l'autre y perd son âme.			The other loses her soul. 
Beau diamant, scintille, attire-la.		Beautiful diamond, glitter, draw her.

Word-by-word translation by Ann Feeney, afeeney@Mcs.Net