[27] LA TORTORELLA
La tortorella รจ semplice uccelletto.
Quando l'a perso la compagnia cara,
Non resta mai di piangere in dilecto,
Sola soletta in acqua di fiumara.
| [27] THE TURTLEDOVE (translation from NOE 17)
The turtledove, what a guileless little bird is he!
When he's bereaved of a companion dear,
He mourns without repose and weeps melodiously;
And lonesome in his loss he sheds a tear.
Translation: Ruth van Baak Griffioen |
