Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Lyrics
The corpse leaves lay below my feet, decaying on the ground.
Along every street, (my companion says) from them
hisses out a bone-cracking sound.
As mine ache from the sleeplessness.
It has caused my thinking to become vague,
dismantled by isolation in these times of plague.
The trees claw at the sky above.
I cling to hope below.
On my walk through the night,
a promenade that envelops me in love.
It does show me a way to cope.
Tomorrow is a new day, and I invoke Sol
to send down a loving ray to light up the dark
that suffocates us all.
Tomorrow is a new day in this Hell.
We shall find a way— yes, we shall.
Think (always) of those who fell.
Out! From this mausoleum, souls redivivus, we will crawl.