by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Blow, blow thou winter wind
 (Sung text for setting by T. Arne)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  CHI GER ITA ITA
Blow, blow thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As men's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
 ... 

Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky,
Thou dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
 ...

Note: In Steele's score, "Heigh" is spelled "Hey"

Composition:

    Set to music by Thomas Augustine Arne (1710 - 1778), "Blow, blow thou winter wind", 1740, stanzas 1:1-6, 2:1-6

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander)
  • FRE French (Français) (François Pierre Guillaume Guizot)
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (David Paley) , "Stürm, stürm du Winterwind!", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Soffia, soffia vento invernale", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Montanari) , "Soffia, soffia, vento d'inverno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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