by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind
Language: English
Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind; And that which governs me to go about Doth part his function and is partly blind, Seems seeing, but effectually is out; For it no form delivers to the heart Of bird of flower, or shape, which it doth latch: Of his quick objects hath the mind no part, Nor his own vision holds what it doth catch: For if it see the rudest or gentlest sight, The most sweet favour or deformed'st creature, The mountain or the sea, the day or night, The crow or dove, it shapes them to your feature: Incapable of more, replete with you, My most true mind thus makes mine eye untrue.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 113 [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 Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Since I left you", 2006 [ tenor, violin, guitar, and harp ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Piet Ketting (1904 - 1984), "Since I left you", 1938 [ voice and piano ], from Three Sonnets of Shakespeare, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet CXIII", 1866 [ high 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. 113, first published 1857
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-05
Line count: 14
Word count: 118