Willow, willow, willow (Charles Hubert Hastings Parry)

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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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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