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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
How oft when thou, my Music, music play'st, | |||
Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds | Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds | ||
With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st | With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st | ||
The wiry concord that mine ear confounds, | The wiry concord that mine ear confounds, | ||
Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap, | Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap, | ||
To kiss the tender inward of thy hand, | To kiss the tender inward of thy hand, | ||
Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap, | Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap, | ||
At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand! | At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand! | ||
To be so tickled, they would change their state | To be so tickled, they would change their state | ||
And situation with those dancing chips, | And situation with those dancing chips, | ||
O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait, | O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait, | ||
Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips. | Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips. | ||
Since saucy jacks so happy are in this, | |||
Give them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss. | |||
''William Shakespeare (Sonnet CXXVIII)'' | '' William Shakespeare (Sonnet CXXVIII)'' | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Modern music]] | [[Category:Modern music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2016-10-28) CPDL #41597:
- Editor: Michael Gray (submitted 2016-10-28). Score information: Letter (landscape), 9 pages, 289 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Part of an on-going collection, "Book of Sonnets."
General Information
Title: How oft when thou, my Music, music play's
Composer: Michael Gray
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SAB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.
Description: Part of an on-going collection, "Book of Sonnets."
External websites: http://www.graymichael.com
Original text and translations
How oft when thou, my Music, music play'st, Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st The wiry concord that mine ear confounds, Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap, To kiss the tender inward of thy hand, Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap, At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand! To be so tickled, they would change their state And situation with those dancing chips, O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait, Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips. Since saucy jacks so happy are in this, Give them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss.
William Shakespeare (Sonnet CXXVIII)