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Blow, blow, thou winter wind

song for (any) voice and piano (or guitar)

Duration 2' 40"

Words by William Shakespeare

performers of this work include

James Bowman
Mark Denza
Rosemary Forbes-Butler

Recordings

this work features on the 4A Wreck and other works CD - click for details

Related works


other settings of Shakespeare by Paul Ayres include:
Daisies
Fairies' Song
The lusty horn
Icicles
Music to hear
So hallow'd
Take, O take those lips away
This sceptr'd isle

Text


Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh, ho! sing, heigh, ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.
Then, heigh, ho! the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
Heigh, ho! sing, heigh, ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.
Then, heigh, ho! the holly!
This life is most jolly.

As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7)

Categories vocal - solo voice with piano; vocal - solo voice with one other instrument