Take, O take those lips away

General information

Lyricist: William Shakespeare, from Measure for Measure.

Settings by composers

• Charles Hubert Hastings Parry T solo
• Robert Lucas Pearsall SSTTB or SATTB

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.