by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation Singable translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935)

Verdi prati
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Verdi prati, selve amene,
perderete la beltà.
Vaghi fior, correnti rivi, 
la vaghezza, la bellezza
presto in voi si cangerà.  

Verdi prati, selve amene,
perderete la beltà.
E cangiato il vago oggetto
all'orror del primo aspetto
tutto in voi ritornerà.

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Verdant meadows, groves enchanting
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Verdant meadows, groves enchanting,
all your beauty will decay.
Lovely flow'rs, swift-flowing rivers,
Gracious smiling, heart beguiling,
Soon your charms will fade away!
Verdant meadows, groves enchanting,
all your beauty will decay.

To sad change the fair scene's fated,
Like the earth when first created,
Yet 'twill all return someday!
Verdant meadows, groves enchanting,
all your beauty will decay.

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