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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Come and go
 (Sung text for setting by M. Nyman)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
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.
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Michael Nyman (b. 1944), "Come and go", 1992, published 1992 [ voice and piano ], from Ariel Songs, no. 1

Text Authorship:

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

See other settings of this text.

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]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 33

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