Enya (1961) Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
"The Bright Days of My Youth" (original Irish Gaelic title "Na Laetha Geal M'óige")
Song lyrics, Watermark (1988)
“Oh, such a gentle entreaty
this fool has found,
reminding me of my youth,
of pleasures past and present woes!”
O che gentile
Scongiuro hà ritrovato questo sciocco
Di rammentarmi la mia giovanezza,
Il ben passato, e la presente noia.
Act II, scene ii.
Aminta (1573)
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Bel dous companh, tan sui en ric sojorn
Qu'eu no volgra mais fos l'alba ni jorn,
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Tenc et abras, per qu'eu non prezi gaire
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