Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff: Sul fil d'un soffio etesio
Synopsis : Nannetta, disguised as the Fairy Queen, calls the fairies out of their hiding places and commands them to dance.
Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi! Sirene! L'astro degli incantesimi in cielo è sorto. Sorgete! Ombre serene! Sul fil d'un soffio etesio Scorrete, agili larve; Fra i rami un baglior cesio D'alba lunare apparve. Danzate! e il passo blando Misuri un blando suon. Le magiche accoppiando Carole alla canzon.
Erriam sotto la luna Scegliendo fior da fiore, Ogni corolla in core Porta la sua fortuna. Coi gigli e le viole Scrivian de' nomi arcani, Dalle fatate mani Germoglino parole, Parole illuminate Di puro argento e d'or, Carni e malie. Le Fate Hanno per cifre i fior.
"Nymphs! Elves! Pixies! Spirits! Sirens! The star (moon) which casts a spell on us is rising in the sky. Arise serene shadows! On the breath of a fragrant breeze fly nimble spirits; through the branches appears the blue gleam of the rising moon. Dance! And let your soft steps
fit the soft music,
joining magic dancing to the song.
Let us wander beneath the moon, picking among the flowers; every blossom carries in its center its own fortune. With lilies and violets let us write secret names: From our enchanted hands let there spring words illuminated with pure silver and gold, poems and charms. The fairies have flowers as their letters.