Ah! in ogni angolo
il canto del fringuello,
sempre il medesimo.
Vorrei le tue parole
fossero pioggia fresca.
Ah ! in every corner
the song of the lark ,
always the same.
I wish your words
were fresh rain
Lucia Fontana
Kitagawa Utamaro, Quail and Lark, c.a. 1790, this re-carved edition was made in unknown date.