by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day
 (Sung text for setting by J. Dankworth)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN ITA
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8 of the original text.

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    Set to music by John Philip William Dankworth (1927 - 2010), "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day", 1964, lines 1-8 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a concert programme booklet

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 118

Dovrei paragonarti ad un giorno d'estate?
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Dankworth)
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Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the English 
Dovrei paragonarti ad un giorno d'estate?
Tu sei più incantevole e più mite:
A maggio un rude vento agita le gemme delicate
E il corso dell'estate ha troppo breve durata:
talvolta l'occhio del cielo troppo infuocato appare
e spesso invece il suo viso dorato si oscura;
ogni bellezza, col tempo, bellezza deve lasciare,
sciupata dal caso o dal mutevole corso di natura;
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8 of the original text.

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  • Translation from English to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-09
Line count: 14
Word count: 119