Nino Rota-What Is a Youth?!)+
What is a youth?
Impetuous fire.
What is a maid?
Ice and desire.
The world wags on

rose will bloom,
it then will fade
So does a youth.
So does the fairest maid.
 [bad word] a time when one sweet smile
Has its season for awhile
Then Love’s in love with me

Some may think only to marry.
Others will tease and tarry.
Mine is the very best parry,
Cupid [bad word] us all.

Caper the caper; sing me the song
Death [bad word] soon to hush us along
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Love is the pasttime that never will pall.
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
Cupid [bad word] us all.

(20 second flute interlude)

rose will bloom, it then will fade.
So does a youth.
So does the fairest maid.