SPRING: A Celebration

Poetry accompanying Vivaldi’s Spring: English translation

Allegro
Springtime is upon us
The birds celebrate her return with festive song
And murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes
Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring,
Roar, casting their dark mantle over Heaven
Then they die away to silence
And the birds take up their charming songs once more

Largo
On the flower-strewn meadow
With leafy branches rustling overhead
The goatherd sleeps
His faithful dog beside him

Allegro
Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes
Nymphs and shepherds lightly dance
Beneath the brilliant canopy of Spring