by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
While you here do snoring lie
Language: English
While you here do snoring lie, Open-eyed conspiracy His time doth take. If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber, and beware: Awake, awake!
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Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Peter Anthony Monk , "While you here do snoring lie", 1982, published 1982, first performed 1982 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Ariel's Five Little Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Nyman (b. 1944), "While you here do snoring lie", 1992, published 1992 [ voice and piano ], from Ariel Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 26