Synopsis : Nannetta, disguised as the Fairy Queen, calls the fairies out of their hiding places [bad word] them to dance. 

Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi! Sirene!
L'astro degli incantesimi
in cielo è sorto. 
Sorgete! Ombre serene!
Sul fil d'un soffio etesio
Scorrete, agili larve;
Fra i rami un baglior cesio
D'alba lunare apparve.
Danzate! e il passo blando
Misuri un blando suon.
Le magiche accoppiando
Carole alla canzon.

Erriam sotto la luna
Scegliendo fior da fiore,
Ogni corolla in core
Porta la sua fortuna.
Coi gigli e le viole
Scrivian de' nomi arcani,
Dalle fatate mani
Germoglino parole,
Parole illuminate
Di puro argento e d'or,
Carni e malie. Le Fate
Hanno per cifre i fior.

"Nymphs!  Elves!  Pixies!  Spirits!  Sirens!
The star (moon) which casts a spell on us
is rising in the sky.  
Arise serene shadows! 
On the breath of a fragrant breeze
fly nimble spirits;
through the branches appears
the blue gleam of the rising moon. 
Dance!  And let your soft steps 

fit the soft music, 

joining magic dancing to the song. 

Let us wander beneath the moon,
picking among the flowers;
every blossom carries in its center 
its own fortune.  
With lilies and violets 
let us write secret names:  
From our enchanted hands
let there spring 
words illuminated with 
pure silver and gold, 
poems and charms.   
The fairies have flowers as their letters.