Take, O take those lips away
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General information
Lyricist: William Shakespeare, from Measure for Measure.
Settings by composers
- Charles Hubert Hastings Parry T solo
- Robert Lucas Pearsall SSTTB or SATTB
Texts 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.