“Ombra mai fu” is the first aria from the opera “Serse (Xerxes)” sung by the title character in praise of a tree's shade as he sits underneath it. The opera is now seldom performed, but the beautiful aria remains popular in concerts. 賽爾斯是波斯王，在他的宮中花園裡，見到綠葉青蔥的楓樹枝，觸景生情地唱出一首讚美大自然景色的詠嘆調。這部歌劇現已很少在舞台上演出，但是詠嘆調「綠葉青蔥」仍常在音樂會上聽到。