In the spring

See how when

the graceful spring arrives

the sacred brigade

of Graces and Gods

fill their skirts and bosoms

with roses!

See how the waves

of the foaming sea

and the deep hollows

begin to calm themselves,

and a hundred sorts of birds

play in the waters!

See how the crane

is already back,

and the cloudless sun

lights our days

and chases away the thick shadow

with its glorious rays!

See our daily labour

appear

as the earth advances

and gives birth to the flowers.

See the fruit trees

and the olives appear!

See how the winy liquor

is crowned

when the wait flowers

from the grain, in its greenness

under the shade

of the greening boughs.