I murmur his name,
but I'm singing in full voice:
he is all my breath!
Ik prevel zijn naam,	Sein lieber Name!
maar ik zing uit volle borst:	Ich singe aus voller Brust:
hij is mijn adem!	er ist mein Atem!

Poem H4768
Amsterdam, 2024-07-14
Air "Dear name" (Victor Hugo / Francesco Maria Piave / Giuseppe Verdi) - 1832
Air "Caro nome" from the opera "Rigoletto" (1851, "Rigolo" = funny-man, funny, amusing), first act, scene 2; based on the play "Le roi s'amuse" (1832, "The king has fun")
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keyword: In love: euphoria 
Tribute to: Hugo, Victor; Piave, Francesco Maria 
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe