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

As fast as thou shalt wane
 (Sung text for setting by T. Loevendie)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st
In one of thine, from that which thou departest;
And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st
Thou may'st call thine when thou from youth convertest.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-4 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Theo Loevendie (b. 1930), "As fast as thou shalt wane", 1986, lines 1-4 [ mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble (8) ], from Two Songs, no. 2

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 116

Quanto ti toglierà vecchiezza, ti sarà...
 (Sung text translation for setting by T. Loevendie)
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Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the English 
Quanto ti toglierà  vecchiezza, ti sarà ridato
in  uno dei tuoi figli, dove tornerà a fiorire;
e il sangue fresco che in gioventù hai donato
potrai chiamarlo tuo nel tuo declinare.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 109