Dear.

From Handel's opera, Serse, Cecilia Bartoli sings the aria "Ombra Mai Fu," accompanied by Il Giardino Armonico



Tender and beautiful fronds
of my beloved plane tree,
let Fate smile upon you.
May thunder, lightning, and storms
never bother your dear peace,
nor may you by blowing winds be profaned.

Never was a shade
of any plant,
dearer and more lovely,
or more sweet.