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