by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by Carlo Rusconi (1819 - 1889)
And let me the canakin clink
Language: English
And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man; A life's but a span; Why, then, let a soldier drink. Some wine, boys!
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act II, Scene 3 [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), "The soldier drinks" [ high voice and piano ], from Shakespeare Songs, Book VI, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 24
Non badiamo alla squilla che invano...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Non badiamo alla squilla che invano rimbomba; un soldato non è che un uomo, nulla di più certo; l’uomo è fragile come il cristallo; e poichè la sua vita è sì breve, il soldato abbia perennemente il bicchiere alla mano.
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Text Authorship:
- by Carlo Rusconi (1819 - 1889) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act II, Scene 3
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: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-04
Line count: 5
Word count: 40