Awaited, beloved and celebrated. It鈥檚 the Spring season: primavera, our Word of the Week.
La primavera (female noun), a symbol of birth, fertility and renewal, is a favorite subject of artists, celebrated in painting and music, the most famous of all being 鈥淟a Primavera鈥 by Botticelli.
Here鈥檚 an Italian hit from 1981, performed by Loretta Goggi at the Sanremo Music Festival, 鈥淢aledetta Primavera鈥 - in this case perhaps not as celebrated, but certainly awaited as the singer wonders if she has to wait for the next spring season to fall in love...