Shakespeare and Music Part 26

But I will never, never, never die!

Clown

Oh there, Sir Toby, there, oh there you lie.]

This can hardly be the original tune to "Corydon's Farewell to Phillis," from parts of the first and second verses of which the above words are quoted. See Percy's "Reliques," Vol. I.

12. Here are two relics of music for the Clown in _Tw. Nt._ IV, ii, probably of the same period as the above.

[Music: Clown

Hey, Robin, jolly Robin, Tell me how thy lady does, Hey, Robin, jolly Robin, tell me how thy lady does.

I'm gone, Sir, and anon, Sir, I'll be with you again, Sir.]

For the rest of the words of 'A Robyn, Jolly Robyn,' see Percy's Reliques, Vol. I. p. 148.

13. 'Whoop, do me no harm, good man,' p. 72. _Winter's Tale_ IV, iii, 198. The rest of the words unknown, but several ballads printed in latter part of 16th century go to this tune--

[Music: Autolycus [Whoop, do me no harm, good man.]]

14. Stephano's 'scurvey tunes,' _Tempest_ II, ii, 41, see p. 73. "As sung by Mr Bannister" [1667].

[Music: Stephano

I shall no more to sea, to sea, Here shall I die a-sh.o.r.e.

The master, the swabber, the bosun, and I, The gunner, and his mate, Lov'd Mall, Meg, Marian, and Margery, But none of us car'd for Kate; For she had a tongue with a tang, Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang, Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang.]

15. 'Jog On,' p. 72, _Winter's Tale_ IV, ii, 125. Two more stanzas were first printed 1661, see Chappell, Vol. I. 160. The tune is from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (Queen Elizabeth's Virginal Book), where it has the name

_Hanskin._

[Music: Autolycus

Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a: A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.]

16. 'The Hunt is up,' see p. 73, and _Rom. and Jul._ III, v, 34. The tune is at least as old as 1537, when John Hogon was proceeded against for singing it with certain political words.

[Music:

The hunt is up, the hunt is up, and it is well-nigh day; And Harry our king is gone hunt-ing to bring his deer to bay.]

Grove [see under Ballad] gives quite another tune, to which 'Chevy Chase' also was sung.

The tune here printed was also sung (1584) to 'O sweete Olyver, leave me not behind the,' but altered to four in a bar. See _As You_ III, iii, 95, where a verse is given which will easily fit to the music.

17. 'Heart's Ease,' p. 73. _Rom._ IV, v, 100. Words not known. Tune before 1560.

[Music]

18. 'Where Griping Grief,' p. 73, _Rom._ IV, v, 125, by Rich. Edwards, poet and composer, 1577.

[Music:

Where griping grief the hart would wound, and dol-ful domps the mind op-presse, There Musick with her sil-ver sound is wont with spede to give re-dresse; Of troubled minds, for e-ve-ry sore, Swete Mus-ick hath a salve in store.]

19. 'Green Sleeves,' see p. 74, and _Wiv._ II, i, 60, etc. The tune is probably of Henry VIII.'s time.

[Music:

Alas, my love you do me wrong to cast me off dis-courteously, And I have lov-ed you so long, de-lighting in your company, Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves was my heart of gold, and who but my Lady Greensleeves.]

20. 'Carman's Whistle,' p. 76, _H. 4. B._ III, ii, 320. Tune as given by Byrd, who wrote variations on it before 1591.

[Music]

21. 'Fortune my Foe,' p. 76, _Merry Wiv._ III, iii, 62. This old tune is, at latest, of Elizabeth's day, and most likely much older. The words here set are given in Burney, and the harmony is by Byrd, who wrote variations on it for Queen Elizabeth's Virginal Book.

[Music:

Ye n.o.ble minds, and famous martiall wights, That in de-fence of native country fights, Give eare to me, that ten yeeres fought for Rome, Yet reapt disgrace at my returning home.]

The above words are the first verse of 't.i.tus Andronicus's Complaint,'

which Burney says was originally written to this tune. The ballad is given in full in Percy's Reliques, Vol. I. p. 180.

22. Ophelia's Songs, p. 76, _Hamlet_ IV, v.

[Music: I.

(_a_) How should I your true love know from a-noth-er one?

By his c.o.c.kle hat and staff, And his san-dal shoon.

(_b_) He is dead and gone lady, He is dead and gone; At his head a gra.s.s green turf, At his heels a stone.

(_c_) White his shroud as the mountain snow, Larded with sweet flowers; Which bewept to the grave did go, With true love showers.]

This is certainly old, early 16th century. The tune has a striking likeness to 'Walsingham,' which is the first piece in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. See Percy's Reliques, Vol. II. p. 75. But the date of the next is not so certain, though probably it is of Shakespeare's time.

[Music: II.

(_a_) Good morrow, 'tis St Valentine's day All in the morn betime, And I a maid at your window To be your Valen-tine.

(_b_) For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.]

The next two are of the same period as I.

[Music: III.

They bore him bare-faste on the bier; And in his grave rain'd many a tear.]