And the stars shone and the earth was perfumed.

The gate to the garden creaked And a footstep rusted the sand to the path … Fragrant, she entered And fell into my arms … Oh soft kisses, oh sweet abandon, As I trembling Unloosed her veils and disclosed her beauty. Oh vanished forever is that dream of love, Fled is that hour, And desperately I die. And I never before loved life so much! Giacomo Puccini :Tosca