L'Usignolo e la Rosa / The Nightingale and The Rose by Oscar Wilde

L'Usignolo e la Rosa / The Nightingale and The Rose by Oscar Wilde

Ha detto che avrebbe ballato con me se avessi portato le sue rose rosse

She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses

ma in tutto il mio giardino non c' una rosa rossa grid il giovane studente

but in all my garden there is no red rose cried the young Student

Dal suo nido nel leccio l'usignolo lo ud

from her nest in the holm-oak tree the nightingale heard him

e guard attraverso le foglie, e si meravigli

and she looked out through the leaves, and wondered

Nessuna rosa rossa in tutto il mio giardino grid .

No red rose in all my garden he cried

e i suoi bellissimi occhi pieni di lacrime

and his beautiful eyes filled with tears

Da quali piccole cose dipende la felicit

On what little things does happiness depend

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), a poet and playwright, is best remembered for his 1890s comedies, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as his sad imprisonment and premature death.