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Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (Szymko)
The piano is a rush the wind while the voices match the many moods of the poem: somber, ironic, dancing, and finally jolly.
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A dramatic setting of the famous verse from Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” The piano creates a rush the wind while the voices match the many moods of the poem: somber, ironic, dancing, and finally jolly.
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.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho,the holly!
This life is most jolly.
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.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly
– William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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