Romance of Moresca
Gaetano Donizetti
I cast my cry to the winds
That they may carry it far from here
And that the sound of my laments
May never reach her.
O shepherd, have you seen
My lady whom I have lost?
Her eyes are like two arrows,
Like the lily her face is white,
Like the raven her locks are black;
Like dawn her smile is sweet;
And her name is Juanita,
My lady who has fled.
It is three days and three nights
That I search and haven't found her;
Over rough and ragged cliffs
I move my steps in vain.
Tell me, tell me, have you seen
My lady whom I have lost?
Her eyes...