Blow, blow thou winter wind (arr. Hayes) (Thomas Arne)

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CPDL #14753: Scorch
Editor: Christopher Shaw (notAmos) (added 2007-08-24).   Score information: A4, 3 pages   Copyright: Personal
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General Information

Title: Blow, blow thou winter wind
Composer: Thomas Arne
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SAB
Genre: Secular, Partsongs
Language: English
Instruments: none, acappella
Published: c.1760

Description: A well-known glee in a slightly unfamiliar (contemporary) arrangement.

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Original text and translations

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Blow, blow thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.


Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky,
Thou dost not bite so nigh as benefits forgot.


Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen.
Although thy breath be rude.


Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp,
As friends remembered not.