Maddy G. sings Take, O Take Those Lips Away

Maddy singing at her Senior Voice Recital with the Bridges Academy of Fine Arts. Instructor: Beverly Laubach. Accompanied by Catherine S. Filmed in May 2008 at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston, TX.
Title: Take, O Take those lips away
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Text by Anonymous, quoted by John Fletcher (1579-1625), in Bloody Brother, 1639 [two stanzas]
and William Shakespeare (1564-1616), in Measure for Measure, c. 1604. [one stanza]

The first verse (an occaionaly the second verse) have been set to music by at least 19 other composers through out the ages
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] seal'd in vain, sealed in vain.

Hide, o hide those hills of snow
that thy frozen bosom wears,
On whose tops the pinks that grow
are yet of those that April wears;
But first set my poor heart free,
Bound in those icy chains by thee.

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• Maddy
• G.
• Classical
• Recital
• Art
• Song
• William
• Shakespeare

[MaidenMiyazaki]

Where is this being held? This place looks very familiar to me!

[LisaVSG]

This was at St. Luke's United Methodist Church on Westheimer in Houston, TX.

[rubz9535]

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[Octopop2010]

this is really good.

[AlliBat22]

holy crap! i'm singing this for my voice lessons....and i'm not even close to what that was.....:D

[elexendar]

Oh my, the text in this song is so cheesy and stupid, and yet the your voice moved me to tears. Bravo! You have quite a gift, the voice of an angel.

[ohmushroomz]

wow

[ooohbopbopbop]

oh my gosh, you're amazing!

this song is soo difficult for me

[musicman9196]

Wow, really pretty voice. You have a really nice "give and take" quality in your voice, it enables some really nice dynamic variations. Your soft pallet was definitely up, creating a nice sound!

[arnoneum]

nice one!

[kle0001]

@ColinMeloy91 nice! ive been doing the same thing this year

[belamoure]

I am floored- such beauty and greatness