TESTO DEL LIED

"I asked the heaven of stars"
di Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

I asked the heaven of stars
What I should give my love -- It answered me with silence,
Silence above.
I asked the darkened sea
Down where the fishers go -- It answered me with silence,
Silence below.
Oh, I could give him weeping,
Or I could give him song -- But how can I give silence
My whole life long?