„Heigh Ho The Hol­ly“ by Wil­liam Shakespeare

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.
Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, unto the green holly;
most fri­end­ship is feig­ning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Free­ze, free­ze, thou bit­ter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As bene­fits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As fri­end remem­ber’d not.
Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, unto the green holly:
most fri­end­ship is feig­ning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.

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