Willow, willow, willow - (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)
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CPDL #16736: Sibelius 4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2008-4-25). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 49 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 49 KB, MIDI: 7 KB, Sib4: 39 KB.
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General Information
Title: Willow, Willow, Willow
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Tenor
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 1885
Description: English Lyrics Set 1 - No. 4. Lyrics from Shakespeare's play, "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice", Act IV scene 3 [an adaptation]
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Original text and translations
English text
- Desdemona:
- The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree,
- Sing all a green willow:
- Her hand on her bosom, her head on her knee,
- Sing willow, willow, willow:
- The fresh streams ran by her, and murmur'd her moans;
- Sing willow, willow, willow;
- Her salt tears fell from her, and soften'd the stones;
- [Lay by these:--] 1
- Sing willow, willow, willow;
- [ Prithee, hie thee; he'll come anon:-- ] 1
- Sing all a green willow [must be my garland.] 1
- Sing all a green willow;
- [ Let nobody blame him; his scorn I approve,-- ] 1
- Nay, that's not next.--Hark! who is't that knocks?
- Emilia:
- [ It's the wind. ] 1
- Desdemona:
- Sing willow, willow, willow,
- I call'd my love false love; but what said he then?
- Sing willow, willow, willow:
- [If I court moe women, you'll couch with moe men!]1
- Sing willow, willow, willow.
- Notes:
- 1 - This text not set by Parry.
- Lyrics: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) , from The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act IV scene 3 [an adaptation]
- Based on a text in English from folk poetry/song tradition
