by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
If thy soul check thee that I come so...
Language: English
If thy soul check thee that I come so near,
Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy 'Will',
And will, thy soul knows, is admitted there;
Thus far for love, my love-suit, sweet, fulfil.
'Will', will fulfil the treasure of thy love,
Ay, fill it full with wills, and my will one.
In things of great receipt with ease we prove
Among a number one is reckon'd none:
Then in the number let me pass untold,
Though in thy store's account I one must be;
For nothing hold me, so it please thee hold
That nothing me, a something sweet to thee:
Make but my name thy love, and love that still,
And then thou lov'st me for my name is 'Will.'
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 136 [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 Erika Budai (b. 1966), "If thy soul check thee" [ chorus and recorders ], from The Dark Lady, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet CXXXVI", 1865-6 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Aale Maria Tynni-Haavio (1913 - 1997) , no title, copyright © ; composed by Henrik Otto Donner.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 136, first published 1857
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 124