Oh lighted window, you no longer shine,
a sign that my beloved is laying sick.
Her sister comes to the window and tells me:
Your beloved is dead and buried
She always cried because she slept alone.
Now she sleeps in the company of the dead.
Go inside the church and find her casket,
see how your beloved has turned out...
From those lips whence once came flowers,
now come worms, oh, what a pity!
Uncle, you are the sacristan, take care of her:
Always keep a candle lighted for her.
Due to the poor recording techniques of the time this only gives a hint of how great Caruso’s voice really was - and why people were willing to pay the equivalent of $ 1,000.- to hear him perform.
You may want to look at my non-profit website for more songs and arias:
In Fenesta ca lucive, a young man tells the sad story of returning to a shining window only to find that it shines no more. He has come to ask about his swe
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