When I consider every thing that grows
Language: English
When I consider every thing that grows
Holds in perfection but a little moment,
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows
Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;
When I perceive that men as plants increase,
Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky,
Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,
And wear their brave state out of memory;
Then the conceit of this inconstant stay
Sets you most rich in youth before my sight,
Where wasteful Time debateth with decay
To change your day of youth to sullied night,
And all in war with Time for love of you,
As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
Translation(s): FRE FRE ITA JPN
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Rose Brandel , "When I consider every thing that grows", >>1950? [mezzo-soprano and piano] [
text not verified ]
- by John Buller (1927 - 2004), "When I consider every thing that grows", 1984, first performed 1985 [voice, flute, clarinet, string quartet, and harp], from Of Three Shakespeare Sonnets, no. 1. [
text not verified ]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet XV", 1864-5. [medium voice and piano] [
text not verified ]
- by Robert B. Whitcomb (b. 1921), "When I consider", 1978, first performed 1978 [baritone and piano], from Ode to Shakespeare [
text not verified ]
- by David Winkler , "Sonnet XV", 1981 [soprano and piano], from Five songs [
text not verified ]
Settings in other languages or adaptations:
- Also set in Japanese (日本語), a translation by Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859 - 1935) ITA FRE by Elliot Weisgarber.
Other available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, from Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 15, published 1857
- FRE French (Français) (François Pierre Guillaume Guizot) , no title, from Oeuvres Complètes de Shakspeare Volume VIII, in Sonnets, no. 15, published 1863
Text added to the website: 2007-10-12T00:00:00.
Last modified: 2014-06-16T10:01:44
Line count: 14
Word count: 111
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Quando considero che tutto ciò che ha...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Quando considero che tutto ciò che ha vita
solo per un breve momento tocca la perfezione,
e che questo vasto teatro è solo apparenza vuota
su cui le stelle tramano con influenze arcane;
Quando poi vedo l'uomo a una pianta somigliare,
sotto uno stesso cielo crescere favorito e avversato,
fiero in gioventù vigorosa, poi all'apice sfiorire
e perdere memoria del suo tempo più lieto.
Allora il pensiero di questa precaria esistenza,
fa apparire ai miei occhi te, più ricco di giovinezza,
in quel momento in cui il Tempo gareggia con la Decadenza
per mutare i tuoi freschi giorni in una notte sozza,
e, per amore tuo, in aspra lotta col Tempo,
quello che lui ti ruba, io nuovamente ti rendo.
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Authorship - Translation from English to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 15 FRE FRE JPN
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Rose Brandel, John Buller, Richard Simpson, Robert B. Whitcomb, David Winkler. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2010-03-25T00:00:00.
Last modified: 2014-06-16T10:03:37
Line count: 14
Word count: 120
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