by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)
While you here do snoring lie
Language: English
While you here do snoring lie, Open-eyed conspiracy His time doth take. If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber, and beware: Awake, awake!
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Authorship:
- by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1 [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Anthony Monk , "While you here do snoring lie", 1982, published 1982, first performed 1982 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Ariel's Five Little Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Nyman (b. 1944), "While you here do snoring lie", 1992, published 1992 [ voice and piano ], from Ariel Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (François-Victor Hugo) , no title
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Andrea Maffei) , no title, first published 1869
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 26
Tandis que vous gisez ici ronflant
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Tandis que vous gisez ici ronflant, La conspiration a l’œil ouvert Et choisit son moment. Si de la vie vous avez souci, Secouez ce sommeil et prenez garde. Éveillez-vous ! Éveillez-vous !
About the headline (FAQ)
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 The Tempest, Act II, 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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 32