True love! After all,
the love potion was a fraud --
but who believes that?
Ware liefde! Want	Wahre Liebe! Denn
de liefdesdrank was bedrog --	der Liebestrank war Betrug --
maar wie gelooft dat?	aber wer glaubt das?

Poem H4800
Amsterdam, 2024-07-24
The Love Potion (Felice Romani /Eugène Scribe) - 1832
Opera "L'elisir d'amore" (libretto Felice Romani, based on Eugène Scribe's libretto of the opera "Le philtre" [The magic potion] from 1831), second act, final scene, Finale 2
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Love: seducing 
Tribute to: Romani, Felice; Scribe, Eugène 
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano 

The tear in her eye
gives me enough certainty:
she does long for me!
De traan in haar oog	Ihre Träne gibt
geeft me genoeg zekerheid:	mir genügend Gewissheit:
ze verlangt naar mij!	sie sehnt sich nach mir!

Poem H4799
Amsterdam, 2024-07-24
The Love Potion (Felice Romani /Eugène Scribe) - 1832
Opera "L'elisir d'amore" (libretto Felice Romani, based on Eugène Scribe's libretto of the opera "Le philtre" [The magic potion] from 1831), second act, romance (air) "Una furtiva lagrima" ("A furtive tear" - Nemorino)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: In love: uncertainty 
Tribute to: Romani, Felice; Scribe, Eugène 
Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano 

Stay with me, don't die,
let me cherish you always --
and be there for you.
Blijf bij me, ga niet	Bleib bei mir, stirb nicht,
dood, laat me jou koesteren --	lass mich dich immer hegen --
en er voor jou zijn.	und für dich da sein.

Poem S3046
Amsterdam, 2025-12-28
The Capulets and the Montagues (Felice Romani / Vincenzo Bellini) - 1830
Conclusion of the opera "I Capuletti e i Montecchi" (libretto Felice Romani, music Vincenzo Bellini), 2nd act, 3rd scene - Romeo and Juliet
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: Goodbye: dying / death 
Tribute to: Romani, Felice 
Composer: Bellini, Vincenzo