Torna vezzosa Fillide was composed in Milan, between the years 1827 and 1833. It is set in three movements, and is a dramatic depiction in an Arcadian setting. The operatic piano introduction gives no hint of the bucolic setting, but introduces the song as if it were a staged aria, giving hints of the music to come. The interaction between piano and voice that follows is filled with energy, and reuses material from the opening. As the poetry sings of the heart having "no peace," the music becomes unsettled and intense. The verses sing of Fillide's suffering, and the suffering of her lover. The prominent accompaniment is filled with agitation and drama. The vocal material of the central section is embellished in triplets and sixteenths. Finally the distraught finale is set up. With the stormy sea in the background, the singer despairs of ever seeing his beloved again. She is surely drowned, and her lover rants in his madness.

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