by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

'Tis Saint Valentine's Day
 (Sung text for setting by R. Quilter)
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Language: English 
  Good morrow, 'tis  Saint Valentine's day,
  All in the morning time,
  And I a maid at your window,
  To be your Valentine.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-4 of the original text.

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

Composition:

    Set to music by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "'Tis Saint Valentine's Day", 1917, lines 1-4 [ voice and piano ], arrangement of a melody by Thomas d'Urfey in «Wit and Mirth», 1707

Text Authorship:

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-26
Line count: 17
Word count: 111