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Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;
But you shall shine more bright in these contents
Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time.
When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work of masonry,
Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn
The living record of your memory.
'Gainst death, and all-oblivious enmity
Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room
Even in the eyes of all posterity
That wear this world out to the ending doom.
So, till the judgment that yourself arise,
You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 55 [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 Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet LV", 1865 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 55, first published 1857
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , no title, copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 106
Né il marmo, né i monumenti dorati dei principi, vivranno più della mia potente rima, che ti farà risplendere, nei suoi contenuti più di una lapide polverosa, che il laido tempo rovina. Quando una dispendiosa guerra farà le statue cadere e crolleranno mura per il fuoco che infuria, né, Marte, e la sua spada, riusciranno a bruciare la traccia sempre viva della tua memoria. Contro la morte e la nemica indifferenza incederai sicura, e la tua lode troverà sempre espressione negli occhi di quella estrema discendenza che accompagnerà questo mondo fino alla sua fine. Così fin quando nel giorno del Giudizio tu risorgerai in ogni sguardo amoroso e in questi versi vivrai.
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Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 55
This text was added to the website: 2024-10-10
Line count: 14
Word count: 112
