OPHELIA. Pray you, let’s have no words of this, but when they ask you what it means, say you this: [sings] Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he rose, and donned his clothes, And dupped the chamber door. Let in the maid that out a maid Never departed more. Hamlet: "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime." In William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece "Hamlet," the line, "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime," serves as a poignant reminder of the intertwining themes of love, loss, and the ephemeral nature of life. Spoken by Ophelia in Act IV, Scene 5, ⌜ Sings. ⌝ 2952 Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, 2953 All in the morning betime, 2954 55 And I a maid at your window, 2955 To be your Valentine. 2956 Then up he rose and donned his clothes 2957 And dupped the chamber door, 2958 Let in the maid, that out a maid 2959 60 Never departed more. KING 2960 Pretty Ophelia— OPHELIA Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5. Ophelia, suffering a mental breakdown, sings this poignant song about lovers and Valentine’s day. It aludes to the superstitition that if two single people meet on the morning of Saint Valentine’s day they will likely get married. Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, Early in the morning. A maid came to his window. To be his Valentine. He got up, put on his clothes, And opened the bedroom door, He let in the maid, but she wasn’t a maid. When she departed. Claudius. Dear Ophelia Ophelia. Wait, I promise I’ll end it soon. OPHELIA Pray you, let's have no words of this; but when they Ask you what it means, say you this: Sings To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window “Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day,All in the morning betime,And I a maid at your window,To be your Valentine.Then up he rose and donned his clothesAnd dupped the chamber door;Let in the maid that out a maid Never departed more.” (IV.5.48-55) 48 "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day. 49-51. All in the morning betime, / And I a maid at your window, / To be your Valentine: —The girl in the song gets up early in the morning ("betime") on Valentine's day and goes to the man's window because folklore said that the first girl seen by a man on the morning of Valentine's day would be his Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, Ophelia’s song plays on two senses of the word “maid”. A maid Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day. All in the morning betime. And I am made at your window to be your valentine. WOCHLEY: Ophelia, the mad scene in handing out the herbs is Ophelia trying to reach out to whomever she can. With Laertes, it's about remember, remember me before I was mad. OPHELIA: And of all Christian souls, I pray God. God be Song from Ophelia, a Disposable Theatre by Kankhowa. Lyrics from: Shakespeare (Hamlet), tune: Samudra Kajal Saikia, Singer: Anurakti Wagh, Sound Arrangements Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day. All in the morning betime. And I am made at your window to be your valentine. WOCHLEY: Ophelia, the mad scene in handing out the herbs is Ophelia trying to reach out to whomever she can. With Laertes, it's about remember, remember me before I was mad. OPHELIA: And of all Christian souls, I pray God. God be Claudius interprets Ophelia’s words as madness alone, especially when she breaks into song in the following lines with the quote: Pray let’s have no words of this, but when they ask you what it means, say you this: Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, Ophelia reenters, talking and singing nonsense again. Laertes is Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesHamlet: Tomorrow is St. Valentine's Day · Simon Giles · Anonomous · David Dyer · Camerata of London · Barry Mas “Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day,All in the morning betime,And I a maid at your window,To be your Valentine.Then up he rose and donned his clothesAnd dupped the chamber door;Let in the maid that out a maid Never departed more.” (IV.5.48-55) Tomorrow is St. Valentine’s Day, All in the early morning time, And I, a maid at the window Will be your Valentine. He was ready, put on his clothes, Opened up the chamber door, Let in the maid, who as a maid Nevermore departed. Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, Early in the morning. A maid came to his window. To be his Valentine. He got up, put on his clothes, And opened the bedroom door, He let in the maid, but she wasn’t a maid. When she departed. Claudius. Dear Ophelia Ophelia. Wait, I promise I’ll end it soon. OPHELIA Pray you, let's have no words of this; but when they Ask you what it means, say you this: Sings To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. May 29, 2018 erainbowd See – there’s a big assumption here that almost all of us make – which is that she’s talking about Hamlet.
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