I want to live on,
to cherish her in my arms --
Sweet scents around us.
Ik wil leven, haar	Ich möchte leben,
in mijn armen koesteren --	mit ihr in meinen Armen --
In zoete geuren.	In süßen Düften.

Poem H5289
Amsterdam, 2025-03-06
And the stars shone (Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica / Giacomo Puccini) - 1900
Air "E lucevan le stelle" from the opera "Tosca" (based on the 1887 dramatic play by Victorien Sardou), 3rd act - Condemned to death, painter Mario Cavaradossi recalls his night with opera singer Floria Tosca
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Love: wish (thought) 
Tribute to: Giacosa, Giuseppe; Illica, Luigi 
Composer: Puccini, Giacomo