tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1132346165920511322005-11-18T20:36:00.000Z2005-11-18T20:36:00.000ZI am not a linguist, nor am I skilled in many languages, but I should say that the enigmatic dedication written by Elgar resembles more a sort of misspelled Spanish, rather than Italian. I don't know much about Elgar's knowledge of Romance languages, so I can't say if he is writing in some Iberian dialect or archaic form of Spanish (or even Portuguese). But I would discard Italian, starting from the first word of the dedication.Konrad von Swalwagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555220408386604184noreply@blogger.com