Blow, blow, thou winter wind (Henry Rowley Bishop)

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• (Posted 2023-09-24)  CPDL #75711:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-24).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 517 kB   Copyright: Personal

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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.

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