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Take, o take those lips away,
That so sweetly were forsworn;
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn:
But my kisses bring again;
Seals of love, but seal'd in vain, sealed in vain.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Note: quoted by John Fletcher, in Bloody Brother, 1639 and by William Shakespeare, in Measure for Measure, Act IV, scene 1, c1604 (just one stanza)Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Madrigal", first performed 1967, stanza 1 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Part-Songs [formerly: Four Part-Songs], no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
- sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (L. A. J. Burgersdijk)
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sarah L. Weller) , "Nimm, so nimm doch Deine Lippen fort", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POL Polish (Polski) (Jan Kasprowicz) , "Śpiew Pacholęcia", Warsaw, first published 1907
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 82
Éloigne, oh, éloigne ces lèvres,
Qui si suavement se sont parjurées ;
Et ces yeux, points du jour,
Lumières qui trompent l'aube :
Mais mes baisers, rends-les moi ;
Sceaux d'amour, scellés en vain, scellés en vains.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 72