Ye spotted snakes (Geoffrey Shaw)

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• (Posted 2023-12-07)  CPDL #77906:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-07).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 412 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Ye spotted snakes
Composer: Geoffrey Shaw
Lyricist: William Shakespeare
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB, divisi
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1912 Joseph Williams
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Original text and translations

English text

Ye spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong,
Come not near our fairy queen.

Philomel, with melody
Sing in our sweet lullaby;
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby:
Never harm,
Nor spell nor charm,
Come our lovely lady nigh;
So, good night, with lullaby.

Weaving spiders, come not here;
Hence, you long-legg’d spinners, hence!
Beetles black, approach not near;
Worm nor snail, do no offence.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Act 2, Scene 2