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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Dirge: Fear no more the heat of the sun
 (Sung text for setting by H. Pierson)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA SPA
GUIDERIUS
Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
Follow thee, and come to dust.

 ... 

GUIDERIUS
Fear no more the lightning flash,

ARVIRAGUS
Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone;

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Henry Hugo Pierson (1816 - 1873), "Dirge: Fear no more the heat of the sun", stanzas 1,3-4, also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
  • FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Canto fúnebre para fídula", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 138

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