3. The Iberian laborer rests from toil;

Sicilian virgins twine the dance;

Laugh Tuscan vales in wine and oil;

Fresh laurels flash from brows of France.

4. Far off, in regions of the North,

The hunter drops his winter fur;

Sun-stricken babes their feet stretch forth;

And nested dormice feebly stir.

5. But thou, O land of many woes!

What cheer is thine? Again the breath