And into the slow, second movement, marked "adagio religioso," he incorporated the sounds of birdsong that he heard outside his window in what he knew would be his last spring; he was imagining a future for her in which he would play no part.
No segundo e lento movimento, intitulado "adagio religioso," incorporou o canto de um pássaro que ouvira à janela, numa primavera que ele sabia ser a última. Estava a imaginar um futuro para ela no qual ele não teria lugar.