The time we met would be
allegro, a boisterous time when
I unlearned how to
breath. It became an
allegretto, the
crescendo long behind,
awaiting the
diminuendo with an
alto near the end. It
was like all great
compositions,
feverish until the
fall and
when we fell, oh
how we tumbled,
mesto,
lacrisomo,
con dolore.
allegro: cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast
allegretto: a little lively, moderately fast
crescendo: growing; i.e., progressively louder
diminuendo, dim.: dwindling; i.e., with gradually decreasing volume
alto: high; often refers to a particular range of voice, higher than a tenor but lower than a soprano
mesto: mournful, sad
lacrimoso or lagrimoso: tearfully; i.e., sadly
con dolore: with sadness