Charles Hubert Hastings Parry - Blow, blow, thou winter wind - текст песни (слова)

Blow, blow thou winter wind, 
Thou art not so unkind 
As man's ingratitude; 
Thy tooth is not so keen 
[Because]1 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, 
Thou 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. 
Note: 1 Parry substitutes: "Although"