Green willow (John Clarke-Whitfeld)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2022-06-12). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 206 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
- Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
General Information
Title: Green willow
Composer: John Clarke-Whitfeld
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1798 in Op. 4
Description: This setting of Desdemona's song is possibly the only one that has "her head on her bosom, her hand on her knee", and not the usual hand/bosom head/knee contortion.
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Original text and translations
English text
The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree,
Sing O the green willow,
Her head on her bosom, her hand on her knee,
Sing O the green willow;
The fresh streams ran by her and murmured her moans,
Green willow, green willow,
The salt tears ran from her and softened the stones.
Sing O the green willow;
The willow shall be my garland.