Ariel Songs

Song Cycle by Michael Nyman (b. 1944)

1. Come and go
(Sung text)

Language: English

Before you can say, "Come" and "Go",
And breathe twice, and cry, "So, so,"
Each one, tripping on his toe,
Will be here with mop and arrow.
 ...

Text Authorship:

by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni e vai", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

2. While you here do snoring lie
(Sung text)

Language: English

While you here do snoring lie,
Open-eyed conspiracy
  His time doth take.
If of life you keep a care,
Shake off slumber, and beware:
  Awake, awake!

Text Authorship:

by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

3. Full fathom five
(Sung text)

Language: English

Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, - ding-dong bell.

Text Authorship:

by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy de Pourtalès)
FRE French (Français) (Maurice Bouchor)
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869
SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Total word count: 107

Ariel Songs

Song Cycle by Michael Nyman (b. 1944)

1. Come and go (Sung text)

2. While you here do snoring lie (Sung text)

3. Full fathom five (Sung text)

1. Come and go
(Sung text)

2. While you here do snoring lie
(Sung text)

3. Full fathom five
(Sung text)