The cloud‑capp'd towers, the gorgeous...
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE ITA
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind: We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Le torri che toccano le nubi", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Le torri che toccano le nubi
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the English
Le torri che toccano le nubi, i sontuosi palazzi,
i templi solenni, e lo stesso globo terrestre,
sì, con il suo intero contenuto, vanno verso la dissoluzione,
e come questo spettacolo privo di corpo che ora svanisce,
non lasceranno traccia: noi siamo fatti della stessa essenza
da cui nascono i sogni, e la nostra breve vita
è tutta dal sonno circondata.
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- Translation from English to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2007 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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