
Exercise 11
[introdu'tsjone al 'trillo]
Introduzione al trillo
Introduction to trills or shakes
[se 'povero il ruʃ'ʃɛllo]
Se povero il ruscello
If a poor little brook
['mormora 'lɛnto e 'basso]
mormora lento e basso;
ripples low and slow;
[un ramoʃ'ʃɛllo un 'sasso]
un ramoscello, un sasso
a twig, a stone
['kwazi arres'tar lo fa]
quasi arrestar lo fa.
almost blocks it.
If a small brook flows
low and slow,
the tiniest twig or stone
will bring it to a standstill.
