by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more
 (Sung text for setting by E. Coates)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT FIN ITA
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore;
To one thing constant never.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Sing no more ditties, sing no more,
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so
Since summer first was leavy.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Composition:

    Set to music by Eric Coates (1886 - 1957), "Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more"

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 97