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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Parting
 (Sung text for setting by T. Pasatieri)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE
JULIET
     ... 
    Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow,
    That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

    Exit above

ROMEO
    Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast!
    Would I were sleep and peace, so sweet to rest!
     ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Thomas Pasatieri (b. 1945), "Parting", from Two Shakespeare Songs, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Romeo and Juliet, Act II, scene 2

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Séparation", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo) , no title


Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2005-06-22
Line count: 11
Word count: 74

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