|Excerpts of «Would That I Could» taken from |
|A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT’S DREAM-William Shakespeare|
Over hill, over dale
Thorough bush, thorough brier
Over park, over pale
Thorough flood, thorough fire
Would that I could I’d be serving my Titania
Would that I could I’d never return
Would that I could I’d be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I’d stay for good
I do wander everywhere
Swifter than the moon’s sphere
And I serve the fairy queen
To dew her orbs upon the green
Would that I could I’d be serving my Titania
Would that I could I’d never return
Would that I could I’d be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I’d stay for good
The cowslips tall, her pensioners be
In their gold coats, spots you see
Those be rubies, fairy favours
In those freckles live their savours
Would that I could I’d be serving my Titania
Would that I could I’d never return
Would that I could I’d be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I’d stay for good
I must go seek some dewdrops here
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear
Farewell thou lob of spirits, I’ll be gone
Our queen and all her elves come here anon
Would that I could I’d be serving my Titania
Would that I could I’d never return
Would that I could I’d be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I’d stay for good
