by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)
In faith I do not love thee with mine...
Language: English
In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes,
For they in thee a thousand errors note;
But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise,
Who, in despite of view, is pleased to dote.
Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted;
Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone,
Nor taste, nor smell, desire to be invited
To any sensual feast with thee alone:
But my five wits nor my five senses can
Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee,
Who leaves unsway'd the likeness of a man,
Thy proud heart's slave and vassal wretch to be:
Only my plague thus far I count my gain,
That she that makes me sin awards me pain.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Sonnets, no. 141 [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 David Passmore (b. 1954), "In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes" [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Seven Dark Lady Sonnets , no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Simpson (1820 - 1876), "Sonnet CXLI", 1866 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 141, first published 1857
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 118
En vérité, je ne t'aime pas avec mes...
Language: French (Français) after the English
En vérité, je ne t'aime pas avec mes yeux, car ils remarquent en toi mille défauts : mais c'est mon cœur qui, aimant ce que mes yeux méprisent, se plaît à radoter en dépit de ma vue. Mes oreilles ne sont pas non plus charmées par le son de ta voix ; chez moi, ni le tact délicat, sensible aux attouchements grossiers, ni le goût, ni l'odorat ne désirent être invités à une orgie sensuelle en tête-à-tête avec toi : Ni mes cinq esprits, ni mes cinq sens ne peuvent dissuader de te servir ce cœur imbécile qui, laissant libre en moi l'homme extérieur, se fait l'esclave et le vassal misérable de ton cœur hautain. Tout ce que je gagne à mon mal est que celle qui me fait pécher m'inflige aussi la peine.
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873), no title, appears in Sonnets de Shakespeare, no. 141, 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. 141
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: 2010-08-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 131