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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
'''Lyricist:''' [[William Shakespeare]], from ''Measure for Measure'', Act IV scene 1. | '''Lyricist:''' [[William Shakespeare]], from ''Measure for Measure'', Act IV scene 1. 2nd verse by [[John Fletcher]] sometimes attached. | ||
==Settings by composers== | ==Settings by composers== | ||
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*[[Take, O take those lips away (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)| Charles Hubert Hastings Parry]] T solo | *[[Take, O take those lips away (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)| Charles Hubert Hastings Parry]] T solo | ||
*[[Take, O take those lips away (Robert Lucas Pearsall)| Robert Lucas Pearsall]] SSTTB or SATTB | *[[Take, O take those lips away (Robert Lucas Pearsall)| Robert Lucas Pearsall]] SSTTB or SATTB | ||
*[[Take, O take those lips away (Samuel Reay)|Samuel Reay]] SATB (with 2nd verse | *[[Take, O take those lips away (Samuel Reay)|Samuel Reay]] SATB (with 2nd verse) | ||
*[[Take, O take those lips away (John Stafford Smith)|John Stafford Smith]] ATB (with 2nd verse) | |||
*[[Take, O take those lips away (John Wilson)| John Wilson]] T solo | *[[Take, O take those lips away (John Wilson)| John Wilson]] T solo | ||
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==Text and translations== | ==Text and translations== | ||
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Take, O take those lips away, | 1. Take, O take those lips away, | ||
That so sweetly were forsworn; | That so sweetly were forsworn; | ||
And those eyes, the break of day, | And those eyes, the break of day, | ||
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But my kisses bring again; | But my kisses bring again; | ||
Seals of love, but sealed in vain. | Seals of love, but sealed in vain. | ||
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2. Hide, O hide those hills of snow, | |||
Which thy frozen bosom bears; | |||
On whose tops the pinks that grow | |||
Are of those that April bears. | |||
But first set my poor heart free, | |||
Bound in those icy charms by thee.}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] |
Latest revision as of 17:29, 19 February 2021
General information
Lyricist: William Shakespeare, from Measure for Measure, Act IV scene 1. 2nd verse by John Fletcher sometimes attached.
Settings by composers
- George Alexander Macfarren SATB
- Charles Hubert Hastings Parry T solo
- Robert Lucas Pearsall SSTTB or SATTB
- Samuel Reay SATB (with 2nd verse)
- John Stafford Smith ATB (with 2nd verse)
- John Wilson T solo
Text and translations
English text
1. Take, O take those lips away,
That so sweetly were forsworn;
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn:
But my kisses bring again;
Seals of love, but sealed in vain.
2. Hide, O hide those hills of snow,
Which thy frozen bosom bears;
On whose tops the pinks that grow
Are of those that April bears.
But first set my poor heart free,
Bound in those icy charms by thee.