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

Language: English 
White his shroud as the mountain snow,
Larded with sweet flowers;
Which bewept to the ground did not go
With true-love showers.

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 Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "White his shroud", copyright © 2005 [ soprano, harp and strings ], from Ophelia Songs, no. 3, confirmed with an online score

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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-24
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