Once again the human comedy
desire jealousy revenge
murder remorse
and the familiar warning
that in holding on too tightly
to the things we love
we lose them
what's lost in this sad tale
is a dear daughter
but what makes it different this time
is the music
human voices reaching heights
of tender passion
expressed in ways scarcely imaginable
before Italy saw fit to gift us
with the opera
and maestro Verdi showed the world
what depths of feeling
are revealed when feelings blossom
into song