Lyrics:

Italian:

Piangea cantando
Nellerma landa,
Piangea la mesta
O Salce! Salce! Salce!
Sedea chinando
Sul sen la testa!
Salce! Salce! Salce!
Cantiamo! Cantiamo! Il Salce funebre
sarà mia ghirlanda.

English:
Singing, she wept
On the lonely heath,
The poor soul wept
Oh, willow, willow, willow!
She sat, her head
Bent on her breast!
Willow, willow, willow!
Come sing! Come sing! The weeping willow
Shall be my garland