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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{LinkText|Full fathom five}}


{{Text|English}}
<poem>
Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Hark! now I hear them, ding dong bell.   
</poem>
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Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-01-09).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 20 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Full fathom five
Composer: Robert Johnson II
Lyricist: William Shakespeare

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SST

Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1611

Description: Possibly the version that was used in the original production of The Tempest.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Full fathom five.