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Weep with me all [you]1 that read This little story; And know, for whom a tear you shed Death's self is sorry. 'Twas a child that so did thrive In grace and feature, As Heaven and Nature seem'd to strive Which own'd the creature. Years he number'd scarce thirteen When Fates turn'd cruel, Yet three fill'd zodiacs had he been The stage's jewel; And did act (what now we moan) Old men so duly, As sooth the Parcæ thought him one, He play'd so truly. So, by error, to his fate They all consented; But, viewing him since, alas, too late! They have repented; And have sought, to give new birth, In baths to steep him; But, being so much too good for earth, Heaven vows to keep him.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with English Poetry I: From Chaucer to Gray. Vol. XL. The Harvard Classics, New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1909–14.
1 Browne: "ye"Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "On Salathiel Pavy, a Child of Queen Elizabeth’s Chapel" [author's text checked 1 time 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 William Denis Browne (1888 - 1915), "Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy", 1912 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Tim Palmer) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 130
Pleurez avec moi tous qui lisent cette petite histoire; et savez que pour qui vous versez des larmes la Mort soi-même est désolée. C’était un enfant florissant en grâce et trait que le Ciel et la Nature semblaient lutter Qui possédait l’être. Il avait à peine treize ans quand les Parques devennaient cruelles, toutefois pendant trois années complètes avait-il été le joyau de la scène; et il jouait (et maintenant quoi nous gémissons) viellards sagement, tant que vraiement les Parques pensaient qu’il était l’un des leurs, il jouait tellement bien. Ainsi par erreur à son destin ils se sont tous mis d’accord; mais l’ayant vu depuis, hélas, trop tard! ils se sont repentis; et ils ont essayé de lui faire revivre, en lui faisant tremper dans des bains; mais car il était beaucoup trop bon pour la terre, Le ciel est résolu de lui garder.
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Translation of title "Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy" = "Épitaphe sur Salathiel Pavy" (un enfant de la Chapelle de la Reine Elizabeth I)Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Tim Palmer, (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 Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "On Salathiel Pavy, a Child of Queen Elizabeth’s Chapel"
This text was added to the website: 2017-07-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 145