VIVALDI: The Four Seasons

I am taking a music course and I started to appreciate music of the centuries especially during the Baroque Era's. I got fascinated with this music because few years ago while I was pregnant with my son; I've been listening to music from Bach and Vivaldi. It is supposed to make the baby smart according to scientific studies. I never knew that this song has a poem behind it. And it is really beautiful.





I. Allegro

Joyful spring has arrived,
the birds greet it with their cheerful song,
and the brooks in the gentle breezes
flow with a sweet murmur.

The sky is covered with a black mantle,
and thunder and lightning announce a storm.
When they fall silent, the little birds
take up again their melodious song.

II. Largo

And in the pleasant, flower meadow,
to the gentle murmur of bushes and trees,
the goatherd sleeps, his faithful dog at his side.

III. Allegro (rustic dance)

To the festive sounds of a rustic bagpipe
nymphs and shepherds dance in their favorite spot
when spring appears in its brilliance.