by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874)
When I consider every thing that grows
Language: English
Our translations: ITA
When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory; Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Where wasteful Time debateth with decay To change your day of youth to sullied night, And all in war with Time for love of you, As he takes from you, I engraft you new.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 15 [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 Rose Brandel , "When I consider every thing that grows", >>1950? [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Buller (1927 - 2004), "When I consider every thing that grows", 1984, first performed 1985 [ voice, flute, clarinet, string quartet, and harp ], from Of Three Shakespeare Sonnets, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet XV", 1864-5 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert B. Whitcomb (b. 1921), "When I consider", 1978, first performed 1978 [ baritone and piano ], from Ode to Shakespeare [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Winkler , "Sonnet XV", 1981 [ soprano and piano ], from Five songs [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Japanese (日本語), a translation by Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859 - 1935) ; composed by Elliot Weisgarber.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 15, first published 1857
- FRE French (Français) (François Pierre Guillaume Guizot) , no title, appears in Œuvres Complètes de Shakspeare Volume VIII, in Sonnets, no. 15, first published 1863
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 111
Quand je considère comment tout ce qui...
Language: French (Français) after the English
Quand je considère comment tout ce qui grandit ne conserve la perfection qu'un instant; que ce vaste monde ne présente que des spectacles sur lesquels les étoiles exercent en secret leur influence; quand je vois que les hommes se multiplient comme les plantes, sont nourris et desséchés par le même ciel, qu'ils s'enorgueillissent de leur séve de jeunesse, décroissent quand ils sont arrivés au faîte, et disparaissent du souvenir avec leur éclat, alors l'idée de cette courte durée vous fait apparaître à mes yeux dans toute la richesse de votre jeunesse, je vois le temps prodigue discuter avec le déclin pour changer en une sombre nuit le jour de votre jeunesse, et faisant la guerre au temps par amour pour vous, je vous greffe de nouveau, à mesure qu'il vous enlève quelque chose.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874), no title, appears in Œuvres Complètes de Shakspeare Volume VIII, in Sonnets, no. 15, first published 1863 [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 Sonnets, no. 15
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 text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 133