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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation

Gentle little Dauphin ‑‑ Come, come from...
Language: English  after the English 
Gentle little Dauphin -- Come, come from behind: 
I know thee well, though never seen before. 
I have a message to thee from God. 
And thou must listen to it, though thy heart break with the terror of it.

I am sent to drive the English away from Orléans and from France 
and to crown thee king in the cathedral of Reims. 
One thousand like me can stop the English; 
Ten like me can stop them with God on our side.

Ask me what questions thou canst 
And I will answer unpremeditated. 
My courage try by combat if thou dar'st 
And thou shalt find that I exceed my sex.

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  • a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Henry VI, Part I
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This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
  • by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "Gentle little Dauphin -- Come, come from behind", 1986 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano], from the stage composition Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 7, confirmed with composer's website
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 108

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