by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Let me confess that we two must be twain
 (Sung text for setting by D. Diamond)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
Let me confess that we two must be twain,
Although our undivided loves are one:
So shall those blots that do with me remain
Without thy help by me be borne alone.
In our two loves there is but one respect,
Though in our lives a separable spite,
Which though it alter not love's sole effect,
Yet doth it steal sweet hours from love's delight.
I may not evermore acknowledge thee,
Lest my bewailed guilt should do thee shame,
Nor thou with public kindness honour me,
Unless thou take that honour from thy name:
  But do not so; I love thee in such sort
  As, thou being mine, mine is thy good report.

Composition:

    Set to music by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "Let me confess that we two must be twain", 1964, published 1967 [ high voice and piano ], from We Two, no. 2, New York : Southern

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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 113