A propos de la couleur de ces cheveux, qui était celle des flammes qui brûlaient son cœur, il fit un sonnet que la Fausta trouva charmant ; une main inconnue avait eu soin de le placer sur son piano.
Inspired by the colour of his wig, which was that of the flames that were devouring his heart, he composed a sonnet which Fausta thought charming; an unseen hand had taken care to place it upon her piano.