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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by Krystyn Ostrowski (1811 - 1882)

They bore him barefaced on the bier
Language: English 
Our translations:  HEB
They bore him barefaced on the bier;
Hey non nonny, nonny, hey nonny;
And in his grave rain'd many a tear:--
Fare you well, my dove!

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These words are sung by Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5, but they are probably not by Shakespeare.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title, appears in Hamlet [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
  • sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-12-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 27

Już nad skronią piasek ronią
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Language: Polish (Polski)  after the English 
Już nad skronią piasek ronią; 
  Panie, duszy świeć!
W raj ulata z kwiatów wonią; -- 
  Leć, mój gołąbku, leć!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Moniuszko 

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Confirmed with Dzieła polskie Krystyna Ostrowskiego: Dramata i Komedie. Ulotne jamby -- Nowe Fraszki -- Dodatek, W Paryżu (Paris), Alphonse Lemerre Wydawca (publishing company), 1876, pages 58-60, in Hamlet, the song Ophelia sings (in between interruptions).


Text Authorship:

  • by Krystyn Ostrowski (1811 - 1882), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title, appears in Hamlet and misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-07-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 20

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