Shakespeare Songs 4: Willow willow (William Armiger)

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Editor: William Armiger (submitted 2017-02-16).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Fourth of a set of five Shakespeare Songs for unaccompanied SATB choir with divisions

General Information

Title: Shakespeare Songs 4: Willow willow
Composer: William Armiger
Lyricist: Shakespeare

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB with divisions

Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: Fourth of a set of five Shakespeare Songs for unaccompanied SATB choir with divisions

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Original text and translations

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A poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree, sing willow…
Her hand on her bosom, her head on her knee, sing willow…
Her soft tears fell from her and softened the stones
Let nobody blame him, his scorm I approve,
He was born to be fair, I to die for his love… sing willow…