by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Where should this music be? i' th' air...
Language: English
Where should this music be? i' th' air or th' earth? It sounds no more;--and sure it waits upon Some god o' th' island. Sitting on a bank, Weeping again the king my father's wrack, This music crept by me upon the waters, Allaying both their fury and my passion, With its sweet air: thence I have follow'd it,-- Or it hath drawn me rather,--but 'tis gone. No, it begins again.
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Authorship
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2 (Ferdinand) [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 Brian Dennis (b. 1941), "Where should this music be?", 1982, first performed 1983 [medium voice and piano], from 4 Shakespeare Songs [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
- by Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952), "Ferdinand's Comfort", published 2004? [soprano, baritone, and instrumental ensemble], from The Tempest Songbook, no. 5
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 71