by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices,
That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd,
I cried to sleep again.

Composition:

    Set to music by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Caliban's Dream", 1992, published 2004? [ bass-baritone, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, and contrabass ], from The Tempest Songbook, no. 2

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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 72