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Sonett
28 (1997)
for
contralto and guitar, 1'30"
Lyrics:
William Shakespeare
Sonett 28
How can I then return in happy plight
That am debarr'd the
benefit of rest,
When day's oppression is not eas'd by night,
But
day by night and night by day oppress'd,
And
each, though enemies to other's reign,
Do in consent shake hands
to torture me,
The one by toil, the other to complain
How
far I toil, still farther off from thee?
I
tell the day to please him thou art bright
And do'st him grace
when clouds do blot the heaven;
So flatter I the swart-complexion'd
night
When sparkling stars twire not thou gild'st the even:
But
day doth daily draw my sorrows longer,
And night doth nightly
make grief´s strenght seem stronger.
William Shakespeare (1609)
Audio Sample (MP3) 1.5 MB
Cover of the edition published by Jarchow-Verlag (RJV 24)
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