by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
O from what power hast thou this powerful might Matches original text
Language: English
O from what power hast thou this powerful might With insufficiency my heart to sway? To make me give the lie to my true sight, And swear that brightness doth not grace the day? Whence hast thou this becoming of things ill, That in the very refuse of thy deeds There is such strength and warrantise of skill That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more The more I hear and see just cause of hate? O, though I love what others do abhor, With others thou shouldst not abhor my state: If thy unworthiness rais'd love in me, More worthy I to be belov'd of thee.
Composition:
- Set to music by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "O from what power hast thou this powerful might", 1964, published 1967 [ high voice and piano ], from We Two, no. 5, New York : Southern
Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 150
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 150, first published 1857
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-31
Line count: 14
Word count: 118