White his shroud as the mountain snow

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

by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) , no title, from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , no title, WoO posth. 22 no. 2 (1873), from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 2, note: also set in German

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , no title, WoO posth. 22 no. 2 (1873), from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 2, note: also set in English

Date added to the website: 2003-11-26.

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Sein Leichenhemd weiß wie Schnee zu...

 Sein Leichenhemd weiß wie Schnee zu sehn,
 Geziert mit Blumensegen,
 Das still betränt zum Grab mußt gehn
 Von Liebesregen.

by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845)

a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) , no title, from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , no title, WoO posth. 22 no. 2 (1873), from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 2, note: also set in English

ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-26.