by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry,
As, to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,
And purest faith unhappilly forsworn,
And gilded honour shamefully misplaced,
And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted
And right perfection wrongfully disgraced,
And strength by limping sway disabled,
And art made tongue-tied by authority,
And folly, doctor-like, controlling skill,
And simple truth miscalled simplicity,
And captive good attending captain ill:
  Tired with all these, from these would I be gone,
  Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.

Composition:

    Set to music by Nicolas Bacri (b. 1961), "Cantate n°4", op. 44 (1994), published 1995 [ medium voice and orchestra or piano ], Édition Durand

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Word count: 89