A poor soul sat sighing - Humfrey, Pelham

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"Traditional English folksong. In Shakespeare's ''Othello'', the words are altered to apply to a female character and alotted to Desdemona."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Art Song

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 6/4

♬ Voicing → Solo high

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range E2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 28

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments Piano

Pages 2

CPDL # 49978

Editor Ariel Barton

Posted 2018-06-04

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

Instrument 1

E4 – F5

Instrument 2

E2 – A3

¶Lyrics / Text

A poor soul sat sighing, by a sycamore tree, Sing willow, willow! With his hand in his bosom, his head on his knee: O willow, willow! O willow, willow! He sighed and sobb'd, and after each groane, I'm dead to all joys since my truelove is gone; O willow, willow! O willow, willow! Come, all ye forsaken, and mourn now with me, Who speaks of a false love, mine's falser than she. O willow, willow! O willow, willow! O willow, willow!

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