Spirto Gentil
Joseph Calleja
Gentle Spirit
Favorite of the king! What a dark abyss
What my hellish plot, my glory
Wrapped in an instant
And every hope was cut from the loving heart!
Gentle spirit in my dreams
You shone one day but I lost you
Flee from my heart, false hope
Phantoms of love, flee together
Unfaithful woman, by your side
I forgot my father's tears
My homeland, the sky; and in such love
You stained my heart with mortal shame
Gentle spirit in my dreams
You shone one day but I lost you
Flee from my heart, false hope
Phantoms of love, flee together
