Take, O take those lips away

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General information

Lyricist: William Shakespeare, from Measure for Measure, Act IV scene 1.

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George Alexander Macfarren SATB
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry T solo
Robert Lucas Pearsall SSTTB or SATTB
John Wilson T solo

Text and translations

English text

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.