by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)
But do thy worst to steal thyself away
Language: English
But do thy worst to steal thyself away,
For term of life thou art assured mine;
And life no longer than thy love will stay,
For it depends upon that love of thine.
Then need I not to fear the worst of wrongs,
When in the least of them my life hath end.
I see a better state to me belongs
Than that which on thy humour doth depend:
Thou canst not vex me with inconstant mind,
Since that my life on thy revolt doth lie.
O! what a happy title do I find,
Happy to have thy love, happy to die!
But what's so blessed-fair that fears no blot?
Thou mayst be false, and yet I know it not.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 92 [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 Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet XCII", 1863-6 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gerbel (1827 - 1883) , no title ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 92, first published 1857
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 120
Mais va, démène‑toi pour te dérober à...
Language: French (Français) after the English
Mais va, démène-toi pour te dérober à moi. Tu m'appartiens sûrement jusqu'au terme de ma vie. Ma vie ne durera pas plus longtemps que ton affection, car c'est de ton affection pour moi qu'elle dépend. Donc, quel besoin ai-je de craindre la pire de tes cruautés, puisque la moindre d'entre elles doit terminer ma vie ? Je le vois, mon existence n'est pas de celles qui dépendent de ton humeur. Tu ne peux pas me torturer de ton inconstance, puisque je dois succomber à ta première désertion. Oh ! l'heureux privilège que j'ai là, heureux d'avoir ton affection, ou heureux de mourir ! Mais quel bonheur est assez pur pour n'avoir pas de tache à craindre ? Tu peux me trahir sans que j'en sache rien.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873), no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 92, first published 1857 [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. 92
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: 2010-08-18
Line count: 14
Word count: 122