by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)
Some say that ever against that Season...
Language: English
Some say that ever against that Season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The Bird of Dawning singeth all night long: And then, they say, no Spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome; then no Planets strike, No Fairy [takes]1, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 La Montaine: "talks"
Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1 [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 John La Montaine (1920 - 2013), "That hallowed season", from Songs of the Nativity, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
Researcher for this page: Sanna Mansikkaniemi
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 56
On dit qu’aux approches de la saison
Language: French (Français)  after the English
On dit qu’aux approches de la saison où l’on célèbre la naissance de notre Sauveur, l’oiseau de l’aube chante toute la nuit, et alors, dit-on, aucun esprit n’ose s’aventurer dehors. Les nuits sont saines ; alors pas d’étoile qui frappe, pas de fée qui jette des sorts, pas de sorcière qui ait le pouvoir de charmer, tant cette époque est sanctifiée et pleine de grâce !
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Authorship:
- by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873), no title [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 Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-11
Line count: 7
Word count: 66