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Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Blow, Thou Winter Wind by Thomas William Hubbard — Lyrics
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heighho! sing, heighho!
unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning,
most loving mere folly:
Then, heighho, the holly!
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About Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Shakespeare's words from As You Like It provide the text for this SATB setting. The song contrasts the harshness of winter with the deeper chill of human ingratitude and forgotten friendship. Thomas William Hubbard captures the poem's sentiment in this English part-song, exploring themes of feigned friendship and fleeting love. The music reflects the biting wind and the subsequent call to embrace life with a 'heigh-ho!'.
