by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Adieu, Good Man Devil Matches base text
Language: English
I am gone, sir, And anon, sir, I'll be with you again, in a trice, Like to the old vice, Your need to sustain. Who with dagger of lath In his rage and his wrath, Cries, aha, to the devil, aha, ha, ha! Like a mad lad, Pare thy nails, dad. Adieu, good man devil.
Composition:
- Set to music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Adieu, Good Man Devil", op. 29 no. 3, published 1937 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of the Clown, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Twelfth Night: or, What You Will, Act IV, scene 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55