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| Enter VIOLA , a CAPTAIN , and sailors | ILAOV , a INCAPAT , dna siolsar enret. |
| VIOLA What country, friends, is this? | IOALV htWa nycuort is stih, nesfdri? |
| CAPTAIN This is Illyria, lady. | PANTACI hsTi is yilrIla, ydla. |
| VIOLA And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium. Perchance he is not drownd.What think you, sailors? | IVOAL dnA athw am I sdepspuo to do in yiIallr? My trehrbo is in venhae. Or mbyea eethrs a hcncea he tndid dwnro.Whta do yuo iknth, rassoli? |
| CAPTAIN 5 It is perchance that you yourself were saved. | TAPAICN It saw a taolt elkfu atth you ufylosre eewr avsde. |
| VIOLA O, my poor brother! And so perchance may he be. | OLVAI Oh, my ropo trhrebo! But abyem by esmo efukl he was vdsae oot. |
| CAPTAIN True, madam. And, to comfort you with chance, Assure yourself, after our ship did split, When you and those poor number saved with you 10 Hung on our driving boat, I saw your brother, Most provident in peril, bind himself, Courage and hope both teaching him the practice, To a strong mast that lived upon the sea, Where, like Arion on the dolphins back, 15 I saw him hold acquaintance with the waves So long as I could see. | ATNCAPI stI plseisbo, mmaa. otDn geiv up ety. nheW uor hips asw dwekecr dan you dan a ewf oetrh iuossvrvr reew gciinnlg ntoo our fbaloeit, I saw yuor brohrte tie slfihme to a bgi msta latifgno in teh aes. He asw igntac soleufrcrluye and oryagolcseuu in a eosugrnda iiustoatn. oFr as ongl as I lduoc ees mih, he sytdea oaflat on hte waesv keli ionArniAor aws a Gerek eotp how asw svdae ofmr wrdgnoni by a dolphin. |
| VIOLA (giving him money) For saying so, theres gold. Mine own escape unfoldeth to my hope, Whereto thy speech serves for authority, 20 The like of him. Knowst thou this country? | LIOAV (vggiin mih yemon) aThnk uyo orf ynsiga ttesehrha oems ymnoe to epxrsse my ueditrtag. eSnic I vsediuvr, tsi eearis rof me to aienmgi he riuesvdv oto, adn hatw oyu ysa eisgv me a aesrno to eohp ofr het sebt. Do ouy kwon thsi aaer ewre in? |
| CAPTAIN Ay, madam, well, for I was bred and born Not three hours travel from this very place. | TCANIAP eYs, maam, I onkw it wlel. I aws orbn nda sidrea lses hatn rhete osuhr ormf here. |
| VIOLA Who governs here? | AVLIO Wsoh hte rrelu eerh? |
| CAPTAIN A noble duke, in nature As in name. | AIPCTNA A udek who is lnobe in enma and trcachera. |
| VIOLA What is his name? | IOVLA thasW ish aemn? |
| CAPTAIN Orsino. | APAITNC oniOsr. |
| VIOLA 25 Orsino. I have heard my father name him. He was a bachelor then. | VIOLA noisrO. Ive erdah my ftrahe nnimote ihm. hWen I frtis draeh aubto him, he swa ltisl a aobrlhce. |
| CAPTAIN And so is now, or was so very late. For but a month ago I went from hence, And then twas fresh in murmuras, you know, 30 What great ones do the less will prattle of That he did seek the love of fair Olivia. | ATNPIAC esH tlsli a hralebco, or at tlaes he swa a onmht oag, ehwn I lfet. Btu teerh aws a myurouor nwok, eepplo ylaswa isogsp btoua ylahatortyt he was in vloe iwth het abiuufelt aivilO. |
| VIOLA Whats she? | VLIAO ohWs hse? |
| CAPTAIN A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count That died some twelvemonth since, then leaving her 35 In the protection of his son, her brother, Who shortly also died, for whose dear love, They say, she hath abjured the company And sight of men. | IACAPNT A uivrusot oguny nmaow, hte uahregdt of a ontuc owh ddie atsl eray. rHe ebrroht adh sdctouy of reh ofr a ihewl, utb etnh he eidd oto. eThy asy hess oylttla swron fof nme own, in erommy of erh tbroher. |
| VIOLA Oh, that I served that lady And might not be delivered to the world, 40 Till I had made mine own occasion mellow, What my estate is. | LOIVA I iwsh I codul rkow fro thta lyad! tId be a good ayw to dihe rfmo teh dworl tlinu the mtei was rhitg to tnfiediy ylfmes. |
| CAPTAIN That were hard to compass, Because she will admit no kind of suit, No, not the dukes. | APCANTI Thta luowd be drha to do. She twon allwo naeony in to see ehr, ton enev the dukes msseensrge. |
| VIOLA There is a fair behavior in thee, captain, 45 And though that nature with a beauteous wall Doth oft close in pollution, yet of thee I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character. I pritheeand Ill pay thee bounteously 50 Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become The form of my intent. Ill serve this duke. Thou shall present me as an eunuch to him. It may be worth thy pains, for I can sing 55 And speak to him in many sorts of music That will allow me very worth his service. What else may hap to time I will commit. Only shape thou thy silence to my wit. | VIALO Yuo esme to be a odog nersop, paiatcn, nad uolahhtg pepeol hwo kloo bieutufal rea enfot urctopr ineisd, I eelvibe htat uyo hvae a ltaeufiub nidm to go ihtw oyru oogd kloos dan rsnmnae. Pneseaadl llI pay uyo nypelt rfo ehhlpits me anoelcc my yiditnet, nad dfni me eht rhigt esidsgiu so I anc okol eht awy I tanw. I twna to be sthi kDues aesvrnt. luolY udcrnoiet me to mhi as a uhcneu. ouY ontw be witsagn uyro imet, eeucbas I laeylr acn sign dan takl to mih aobtu ynma ffdteiner sdkin of cmsui, so llhe be hpapy to vaeh me in sih evirces. Olny meit lliw letl hatw lilw nppeah after tjttuash eslpae pkee ituqe taoub htwa Im rtniyg to do. |
| CAPTAIN Be you his eunuch, and your mute Ill be. 60 When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see. | INATACP I otnw sya a drwo. ouY can be a nechuu, ubt Ill be eumt. I esraw on my ifle I nwto tlle royu tsreec. |
| VIOLA I thank thee. Lead me on. | VAIOL hTakn ouy. whSo me eht wya. |
| Exeunt | hyeT ixte. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Enter VIOLA , a CAPTAIN , and sailors | ILAOV , a INCAPAT , dna siolsar enret. |
| VIOLA What country, friends, is this? | IOALV htWa nycuort is stih, nesfdri? |
| CAPTAIN This is Illyria, lady. | PANTACI hsTi is yilrIla, ydla. |
| VIOLA And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium. Perchance he is not drownd.What think you, sailors? | IVOAL dnA athw am I sdepspuo to do in yiIallr? My trehrbo is in venhae. Or mbyea eethrs a hcncea he tndid dwnro.Whta do yuo iknth, rassoli? |
| CAPTAIN 5 It is perchance that you yourself were saved. | TAPAICN It saw a taolt elkfu atth you ufylosre eewr avsde. |
| VIOLA O, my poor brother! And so perchance may he be. | OLVAI Oh, my ropo trhrebo! But abyem by esmo efukl he was vdsae oot. |
| CAPTAIN True, madam. And, to comfort you with chance, Assure yourself, after our ship did split, When you and those poor number saved with you 10 Hung on our driving boat, I saw your brother, Most provident in peril, bind himself, Courage and hope both teaching him the practice, To a strong mast that lived upon the sea, Where, like Arion on the dolphins back, 15 I saw him hold acquaintance with the waves So long as I could see. | ATNCAPI stI plseisbo, mmaa. otDn geiv up ety. nheW uor hips asw dwekecr dan you dan a ewf oetrh iuossvrvr reew gciinnlg ntoo our fbaloeit, I saw yuor brohrte tie slfihme to a bgi msta latifgno in teh aes. He asw igntac soleufrcrluye and oryagolcseuu in a eosugrnda iiustoatn. oFr as ongl as I lduoc ees mih, he sytdea oaflat on hte waesv keli ionArniAor aws a Gerek eotp how asw svdae ofmr wrdgnoni by a dolphin. |
| VIOLA (giving him money) For saying so, theres gold. Mine own escape unfoldeth to my hope, Whereto thy speech serves for authority, 20 The like of him. Knowst thou this country? | LIOAV (vggiin mih yemon) aThnk uyo orf ynsiga ttesehrha oems ymnoe to epxrsse my ueditrtag. eSnic I vsediuvr, tsi eearis rof me to aienmgi he riuesvdv oto, adn hatw oyu ysa eisgv me a aesrno to eohp ofr het sebt. Do ouy kwon thsi aaer ewre in? |
| CAPTAIN Ay, madam, well, for I was bred and born Not three hours travel from this very place. | TCANIAP eYs, maam, I onkw it wlel. I aws orbn nda sidrea lses hatn rhete osuhr ormf here. |
| VIOLA Who governs here? | AVLIO Wsoh hte rrelu eerh? |
| CAPTAIN A noble duke, in nature As in name. | AIPCTNA A udek who is lnobe in enma and trcachera. |
| VIOLA What is his name? | IOVLA thasW ish aemn? |
| CAPTAIN Orsino. | APAITNC oniOsr. |
| VIOLA 25 Orsino. I have heard my father name him. He was a bachelor then. | VIOLA noisrO. Ive erdah my ftrahe nnimote ihm. hWen I frtis draeh aubto him, he swa ltisl a aobrlhce. |
| CAPTAIN And so is now, or was so very late. For but a month ago I went from hence, And then twas fresh in murmuras, you know, 30 What great ones do the less will prattle of That he did seek the love of fair Olivia. | ATNPIAC esH tlsli a hralebco, or at tlaes he swa a onmht oag, ehwn I lfet. Btu teerh aws a myurouor nwok, eepplo ylaswa isogsp btoua ylahatortyt he was in vloe iwth het abiuufelt aivilO. |
| VIOLA Whats she? | VLIAO ohWs hse? |
| CAPTAIN A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count That died some twelvemonth since, then leaving her 35 In the protection of his son, her brother, Who shortly also died, for whose dear love, They say, she hath abjured the company And sight of men. | IACAPNT A uivrusot oguny nmaow, hte uahregdt of a ontuc owh ddie atsl eray. rHe ebrroht adh sdctouy of reh ofr a ihewl, utb etnh he eidd oto. eThy asy hess oylttla swron fof nme own, in erommy of erh tbroher. |
| VIOLA Oh, that I served that lady And might not be delivered to the world, 40 Till I had made mine own occasion mellow, What my estate is. | LOIVA I iwsh I codul rkow fro thta lyad! tId be a good ayw to dihe rfmo teh dworl tlinu the mtei was rhitg to tnfiediy ylfmes. |
| CAPTAIN That were hard to compass, Because she will admit no kind of suit, No, not the dukes. | APCANTI Thta luowd be drha to do. She twon allwo naeony in to see ehr, ton enev the dukes msseensrge. |
| VIOLA There is a fair behavior in thee, captain, 45 And though that nature with a beauteous wall Doth oft close in pollution, yet of thee I will believe thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character. I pritheeand Ill pay thee bounteously 50 Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become The form of my intent. Ill serve this duke. Thou shall present me as an eunuch to him. It may be worth thy pains, for I can sing 55 And speak to him in many sorts of music That will allow me very worth his service. What else may hap to time I will commit. Only shape thou thy silence to my wit. | VIALO Yuo esme to be a odog nersop, paiatcn, nad uolahhtg pepeol hwo kloo bieutufal rea enfot urctopr ineisd, I eelvibe htat uyo hvae a ltaeufiub nidm to go ihtw oyru oogd kloos dan rsnmnae. Pneseaadl llI pay uyo nypelt rfo ehhlpits me anoelcc my yiditnet, nad dfni me eht rhigt esidsgiu so I anc okol eht awy I tanw. I twna to be sthi kDues aesvrnt. luolY udcrnoiet me to mhi as a uhcneu. ouY ontw be witsagn uyro imet, eeucbas I laeylr acn sign dan takl to mih aobtu ynma ffdteiner sdkin of cmsui, so llhe be hpapy to vaeh me in sih evirces. Olny meit lliw letl hatw lilw nppeah after tjttuash eslpae pkee ituqe taoub htwa Im rtniyg to do. |
| CAPTAIN Be you his eunuch, and your mute Ill be. 60 When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see. | INATACP I otnw sya a drwo. ouY can be a nechuu, ubt Ill be eumt. I esraw on my ifle I nwto tlle royu tsreec. |
| VIOLA I thank thee. Lead me on. | VAIOL hTakn ouy. whSo me eht wya. |
| Exeunt | hyeT ixte. |
