Blow, blow, thou winter wind (Henry Rowley Bishop)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-24). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 517 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Composer: Henry Rowley Bishop
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1864 Novello, Ewer & Co.
Description: Melody by Thomas Augustine Arne (1710–1778).
After intro, keyboard is simply colla parte.
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Original text and translations
English 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.
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 remembered not.
As You Like It
Act 2, Scene 7