Le Stelle

Her love gone

Her heart cast adrift, she so forlorn,

she and Le Stelle, they rode the storm

‘til tempest died, and sails rent and torn

all hope was lost and she so did mourn

the loss of love for she he had scorned.

And she in despair,

Wind still, now becalmed and lost at sea

at the mercy of the Gods was she

and she uttered forth her soulful plea

O my love, I gave my heart to thee,

please return my love and rescue me.

And Sol bore down.

She adrift for days on briny deep

and sun bore down and death did slow creep                                     

and for her lost love she so did weep

and she prayed the Gods her safety keep

as she drifted now in twilight sleep.

And the vision.

And in her dreams Paleamon rose

and he and dolphin leapt ‘bove the bows

and she in his arms he did enclose

sang sweet to her and soothed her woes

and delirious, life with him she chose.

And then eternal peace.

Life below blue sea she now did crave

neath new luscious moon and crested wave,

and to Paleamon her heart she gave,

and she to him a willing slave

on dolphin leapt to loves watery grave.

Anna :o]

The above is a late response to the dVerse Saturday prompt of Beauty.  The beauty of the human singing voice sprang to mind and that led on to Pavarotti and so stuck on YouTube I became – I missed the deadline.

I was introduced to the wonder of Pavarotti by my handsome one; he bringing home the LP King of the High C’s and that was it.  I fell in love with his voice and his image on the LP sleeve, abandoned the hubby and kids, packed my suitcase and stalked Pavarotti round the globe…

Seriously, I do so love his voice and always will, and it was through him that my love of opera began, until then my only exposure to it being while at school and limited to The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance. 

Pavarotti truly was, especially in his early career, king of the high C’s he once describing ‘hitting’ one thus: “Excited and happy, but with a strong undercurrent of fear. The moment I actually hit the note, I almost lose consciousness. A physical, animal sensation seizes me. Then I regain control.”  Lovely!

And to further excite your ears, more Pavarotti, this time Che Gelida Manina – now this I want played at my funeral!

Videos’ courtesy of YouTube.