Canzonetta Spagnuola
Bellini
Spanish Serenade
In the midst of my colors, oh,
Painting one day, oh,
When my muse, oh,
Came to torment me, oh.
Oh, with pain I leave
Such a happy endeavor
Which is to celebrate
The charms of beauty, oh.
She wanted me to paint, oh,
A superhuman object, oh,
But she wanted it in vain, oh,
She had to leave it, oh.
Oh, with pain I leave
Such a happy endeavor
Which is to celebrate
The charms of beauty, oh.
She knows the beauty, oh,
A wandering heart, oh,
But her wicked fate, oh,
Prevents her from settling, oh.
Oh, with pain I leave
Such a happy endeavor
Which is to celebrate
The charms of beauty, oh.
