by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and possibly by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

And will he not come again
 (Sung text for setting by S. Grill)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE HEB
And will he not come again?
And will he not come again?
No, no, he is dead:
Go to thy death-bed:
He never will come again.
His beard was as white as snow,
All flaxen was his poll:
He is gone, he is gone,
And we cast away moan:
God ha' mercy on his soul!
And on the souls of all good Christians, I pray God. God be with you.

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), "And will he not come again", copyright © 2005 [ soprano, harp and strings ], from Ophelia Songs, no. 6, confirmed with an online score

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-11
Line count: 11
Word count: 67