Finnish (Suomi) translations of Three Songs, opus 3

by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926)

1. Take, o take those lips away
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Take, o take those lips away", op. 3 (Three Songs) no. 1, published 1906, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], Newton Center : Wa-Wan
Language: English 
Take, o take those lips away,
That so sweetly were forsworn;
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn:
But my kisses bring again;
Seals of love, but seal'd in vain, sealed in vain.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
  • sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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Note: quoted by John Fletcher, in Bloody Brother, 1639 and by William Shakespeare, in Measure for Measure, Act IV, scene 1, c1604 (just one stanza)
by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1.
[Translation not yet available]
2. Where the bee sucks
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Where the bee sucks", op. 3 (Three Songs) no. 2
Language: English 
  Where the bee sucks there suck I:
  In a cow-slip's bell I lie;
  There I couch when owls do cry.
  On a bat's back I do fly
  After summer merrily,
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
2.
[Translation not yet available]
3. Come unto these yellow sands
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Come unto these yellow sands", op. 3 (Three Songs) no. 3, published 1907 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ], lines 1-6
Language: English 
Come unto these yellow sands,
Then take hands:
Curtsied when you have and kissed,
The wild waves whist:
Foot it featly here and there;
And, sweet sprites, the burthen bear.

Hark, hark!
Bow-wow.
The watch dogs bark;
Bow-wow.
Hark, hark!
I hear the strain of strutting Chanticleer
Cry, Cock-a-diddle dow.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
3.
[Translation not yet available]