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The Dark Lady

Song Cycle by Erika Budai (b. 1966)

5. If thy soul check thee  [sung text not yet checked]

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.' 

Text Authorship:

  • by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 136

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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

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 124
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