Willow, willow, willow (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)

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• CPDL #16736:      Sibelius 4

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 2008-04-25).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 49 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised 2008-6-28. File Sizes: MIDI: 7 KB, Sib4: 39 KB.

General Information

Title: Willow, Willow, Willow
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Lyricist: William Shakespeare, Othello, Act IV Scene 3

Number of voices: 1v  Voicing: Solo Tenor
Genre: Secular, Art song

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 1885

Description: English Lyrics Set 1 - No. 4.

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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.