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I give this heavy weight from off my head
And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
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I give this heavy weight from off my head
And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
The pride of kingly sway from out my heart.
With mine own tears I wash away my balm,
With mine own hands I give away my crown,
With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,
With mine own breath release all duty's rites.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch.
[Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque
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Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch.
[Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque
Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre un vrai monqrque.]
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
O Richard! O my king!
The universe forsakes thee!
O Richard! O my king!
The universe forsakes thee!
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
A man's a man,
But when you see a king, you see the work
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A man's a man,
But when you see a king, you see the work
Of many thousand men.
She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]
She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]
The King is dead! Long live the King!
The King is dead! Long live the King!
