by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)
Pardon, goddess of the night
Language: English
Pardon, goddess of the night, Those that slew thy virgin knight; For the which, with songs of woe, Round about her tomb they go. Midnight, assist our moan; Help us to sigh and groan, Heavily, heavily: Graves, yawn, and yield your dead, Till death be uttered, Heavily, heavily.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, Scene 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "Heavily" [ voice and piano ], from Shakespeare Songs, Book IX, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Chilcot , "The words by Shakespeare in much ado about nothing", published [1743] [ medium voice or high voice, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo ], from Twelve English Songs, London : Johnson ; [sic] on the title [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daniel Gilliam (b. 1978), "Pardon, goddess of the night", 2005 [ unaccompanied mixed chorus ], from Three Shakespeare Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Virgil Garnett Thomson (1896 - 1989), "Pardon, goddess of the night", 1957, published 1961 [ voice and piano ], from Five Shakespeare Songs, no. 4, New York, Southern [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929) , no title, appears in Chansons de Shakespeare, Éd. Léon Chailley, first published 1896 [an adaptation] ; composed by Ernest Amédée Chausson.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Beaucoup de bruit pour rien
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-09
Line count: 10
Word count: 48
Pardonne, déesse de la nuit
Language: French (Français) after the English
Pardonne, déesse de la nuit, À ceux qui tuèrent ta vierge-chevalière : En expiation, avec des chants douloureux, Ils viennent autour de sa tombe. Minuit, fais écho à nos lamentations ! Aide-nous à soupirer et à gémir, Tristement, tristement. Baille, tombeau, et laisse aller la morte, Jusqu’à ce que l’arrêt de mort soit prononcé, Divinement, divinement.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873), no title, appears in Beaucoup de bruit pour rien [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, Scene 2
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 54