Stornello

Ottorino Respighi

O flower in the field!

May that gladdens the world with flowers!

But the most beautiful flower is the one that now bloomed in my heart.

It defies every frost

the flower that I bring - and it holds upon the stalk

golden petals and sky-blue corolla.

O flower in the green!

The soul of a woman is deaf to reason

and in the tournement of love wins he who loses!

Deep anxiety!

Love, which quickly seizes on a gentle heart,

has blue eyes and blond hair.