The Pennyroyal

I've written a song about "The Pennyroyal." It's the flower that inspired the Pennyrile in my area. It's written for voice and piano. I wrote a poem in Spanish, then translated it to Italian:

A Non conobbi mai l'amore, (bar 5)

né il suo dolce desiderio; (bar 7)

finché parlò il mattino (bar 9)

nel profumo del poleggio. (bar 11)

B Là tra l'ombra della fonte (bar 13)

e il sussurro del sentiero, (bar 15)

vidi tremare la luce (bar 17)

sopra il verde più leggero. (bar 19)

C Non fu voce né promessa, (bar 20)

non fu canto né mistero; (bar 23)

era il vento della valle (bar 25)

tra le foglie del poleggio. (bar 27)

D E da allora porto in cuore (bar 29)

quel silenzio tanto vero; (bar 32)

dove nacque il primo amore (bar 34)

nel profumo del poleggio. (bar 35)

A I never knew love, (bar 5)

nor its sweet desire; (bar 7)

until the morning spoke (bar 9)

in the fragrance of the dried Pennyroyal. (bar 11)

B There, among the shadow of the fountain (bar 13)

and the whisper of the path, (bar 15)

I saw the light tremble (bar 17)

over the lightest green. (bar 19)

C It was neither voice nor promise, (bar 20)

nor song nor mystery; (bar 23)

it was the wind of the valley (bar 25)

among the leaves of the dried Pennyroyal. (bar 27)

D And since then I carry in my heart (bar 29)

that silence so true; (bar 32)

where the first love was born (bar 34)

in the fragrance of the dried Pennyroyal. (bar 35)

Pennyroyal_Final_Harper - Pianoforte.pdf Pennyroyal_Final_Harper - Soprano.pdf Pennyroyal_Final_Harper.pdf