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Sonnet to accompany the Spring concerto, from The Four Seasons
 * by Antonio Vivaldi

Giunt' è la Primavera e festosetti La Salutan gl' Augei con lieto canto, E i fonti allo Spirar de' Zeffiretti Con dolce mormorio Scorrono intanto: Vengon' coprendo l' aer di nero amanto E Lampi, e tuoni ad annuntiarla eletti Indi tacendo questi, gl' Augelletti;
 * Springtime is upon us.
 * The birds celebrate her return with festive song,
 * and murmuring streams are softly
 * caressed by the breezes.
 * Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar,
 * casting their dark mantle over heaven,
 * Then they die away to silence, and the birds take up their
 * charming songs once more.

Tornan' di nuovo al lor canoro incanto: E quindi sul fiorito ameno prato Al caro mormorio di fronde e piante Dorme 'l Caprar col fido can' à lato. Di pastoral Zampogna al suon festante Danzan Ninfe e Pastor nel tetto amato Di primavera all' apparir brillante.
 * On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches
 * rustling overhead, the goat-herd sleeps,
 * his faithful dog beside him.
 * Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes,
 * nymphs and shepherds lightly dance beneath
 * the brilliant canopy of spring.

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