Tu dubbi, e hai voler che si ricerna
in sì aperta e 'n sì distesa lingua
lo dicer mio, ch'al tuo sentir si sterna,

You are in doubt; you want an explanation
in language open and easy,
But if I say it, you will only hear a bird

Reality is complex
Engaged bit by bit
It can be understood in part

But the whole is an opera 
in an ancient language
with an orchestra of unknowns