Doyle was born on 6 April 1953 in Scotland and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 1975. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 2001. He joined the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 as composer and musical director creating scores for highly successful productions of such plays as Hamlet, As You Like It, and Look Back in Anger. Doyle's film score debut occurred in 1989 when actor/director Kenneth Branagh commissioned Doyle to compose a score for the Renaissance Film's production of Henry V. The song "Non Nobis, Domine" from the film was subsequently awarded the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Theme. He has since scored nine Kenneth Branagh films including Dead Again (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), As You Like It (2006), Sleuth (2007), and Thor (2011).
In October 1997, shortly after scoring Great Expectations, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Doyle was diagnosed with leukemia. He managed to complete his score for the animated fantasy Quest for Camelot (1998) in hospital whilst undergoing treatment. Doyle made a full recovery.
In 1998 Patrick Doyle’s Music from the Movies concert, sponsored by Leukaemia Research UK was staged at the Royal Albert Hall. It was directed by Kenneth Branagh and starred a host of international stars including Emma Thompson, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton, Richard E. Grant, Adrian Lester, and Robbie Coltrane.
He has composed a series of classical works outside of films that include "The Thistle and the Rose", commissioned in 1990 by Prince Charles in honor of the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth I; the violin romance "Corarsik", written for Emma Thompson's birthday; the album "Impressions of America: A Suite for Orchestra"; and the symphonic tone poem "Tam O Shanter", commissioned by the Scottish Schools Orchestra Trust.
Doyle has recently completed the scores for Marvel Studios Thor (2011) and the 20th Century Fox film Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011). He is currently working on the upcoming Pixar film Brave (2012), directed by Mark Andrews, after which he will be working on the Sovereign Films film Effie directed by Richard Laxton.
Weep You No More Sad Fountains
Patrick Doyle Lyrics
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What need [you]1 flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heaven's sun doth gently waste!
But my sun's heavenly eyes
View not your weeping,
That now lies sleeping,
[Softly now, softly]2 lies
Sleep is a reconciling,
A rest that peace begets;
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at [e'en]3 he sets?
Rest you, then, rest, sad eyes!
Melt not in weeping,
While she lies sleeping,
[Softly now, softly]2 lies
Sleeping.
In Patrick Doyle's "Weep You No More Sad Fountains," the singer addresses a group of mourners who are weeping by a fountain. The singer tells the mourners not to weep so much because the snow-capped mountains and the sun, personified as "Heaven's sun," are gentle and peaceful. However, the singer's "sun's heavenly eyes," a metaphor for the person they are mourning, do not see the mourners' tears because they are now at peace, "sleeping softly."
The second stanza further explores the theme of peace through sleep. The singer describes sleep as a place of reconciliation and rest where peace is found. They use the image of the sun rising and setting to juxtapose the idea of rest and peace with the beauty at the end of a day. The singer advises the mourners to rest their sad eyes and not to melt in tears while the person they are mourning sleeps peacefully.
Overall, the song is a meditation on mourning and the process of reconciling one's emotions with the reality of death. The singer uses images of nature, sleep, and peace to communicate the idea that mourning is a necessary part of the process but that eventually, the mourner must find peace and rest.
Line by Line Meaning
Weep you no more, sad fountains;
Do not cry any more, melancholic fountains;
What need [you]1 flow so fast?
Why do you need to gush so rapidly, causing a commotion;
Look how the snowy mountains
Observe the tranquil snowy mountains
Heaven's sun doth gently waste!
The sun of heaven slowly fades.
But my sun's heavenly eyes
However, the eyes of my own beloved sun
View not your weeping,
Do not see your tears,
That now lies sleeping,
As she is currently sleeping,
[Softly now, softly]2 lies
[gently, slowly]2 lies
Sleep is a reconciling,
Sleeping is the act of making amends,
A rest that peace begets;
A state of rest that brings about peace;
Doth not the sun rise smiling
Does not the sun rise cheerfully
When fair at [e'en]3 he sets?
After he sets in the beautiful evening?
Rest you, then, rest, sad eyes!
Take a rest, then. Rest, sad eyes!
Melt not in weeping,
Do not liquefy through your tears,
While she lies sleeping,
As she is sleeping,
[Softly now, softly]2 lies
[gently, slowly]2 lies
Contributed by Julian J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@NosferatuNyx7
Weep you no more, sad fountains;
What need you flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heav'n's sun doth gently waste.
But my sun's heav'nly eyes
View not your weeping
That now lies sleeping,
Softly, softly, now softly lies sleeping.
Sleep is a reconciling,
A rest that Peace begets.
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at e'en he sets
Rest you then, rest, sad eyes,
Melt not in weeping
While she lies sleeping,
Softly, softly, now softly lies sleeping
@yaelmor1967
No lloren más, fuentes tristes
¿Por qué necesitas fluir tan rápido?
Mira cómo en las montañas nevadas
El sol se pierde suavemente
Pero el sol de mis ojos
No ve su llanto
ahora yace durmiendo
Suavemente, suavemente, ahora duerme suavemente
El sueño es una reconciliación
Un descanso que la paz engendra
¿No sale el sol sonriendo?
Cuando justo en e 'en se pone
Descansa entonces, descansa, ojos tristes
No te derritas en llanto
Mientras ella está dormida
Suavemente, suavemente, ahora duerme suavemente
@versailles1986
What nees you flow so fast?
Look haw the snowy mountains
Heaven’s sun doth gently waste
But my sun’s heavenly eyes
View not your weeping
That now lies sleeping
Softly, softly, now softly
Softly lies sleeping
Sleep is a reconciling
A rest that peace begets
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at ev’n he sets?
Rest you then, rest, sad eyes
Melt not in weeping
While she lies sleeping
Softly, softly, now softly
Softly lies sleeping.
@sarahaljabban8305
Weep you no more, sad fountains;
What need you flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heaven’s sun doth gently waste.
But my sun’s heavenly eyes
View not your weeping,
That now lie sleeping
Softly, now softly lies
Sleeping.
Sleep is a reconciling,
A rest that peace begets.
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at even he sets?
Rest you then, rest, sad eyes,
Melt not in weeping
While she lies sleeping
Softly, now softly lies
Sleeping.
@gordonhall752
I know everyone want to champion Kate Winslet's version. But this woman's voice is so superb it brings the music to absolute perfection.
@NosferatuNyx7
Weep you no more, sad fountains;
What need you flow so fast?
Look how the snowy mountains
Heav'n's sun doth gently waste.
But my sun's heav'nly eyes
View not your weeping
That now lies sleeping,
Softly, softly, now softly lies sleeping.
Sleep is a reconciling,
A rest that Peace begets.
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at e'en he sets
Rest you then, rest, sad eyes,
Melt not in weeping
While she lies sleeping,
Softly, softly, now softly lies sleeping
@Olaunis
I loved this scene so much! Brandon fell in love at the same time with Marianne and her voice. I also liked the moment inmediately after that scene. That glimpse of the solitary melancholic figure of the English countryside gentleman, acompanied by the dog. Almost like a painting from sir Joshua Reynolds or someone similar... Its suits so well with the music then... I already loved Doyle´s work in "The little princess", so it has been a nice surprise discovering he composed the score for S&S
@horrorcide13
One of my favorite movies ever. RIP Alan Rickman. You are dearly missed. <3
@larkinthesky
I am a contra-alto and I always get so jealous of the people who can reach such highnotes with such brilliance. It is utterly and completely beyond my abilities.
@belle-ashton2167
Love both versions 😍 with the instrumentation, it sounds even more beautiful and enchanting !
@alison2649
Mourning the loss of someone very special. I’m in my room in the dark with my headphones listening to music that makes me feel. This is one that just breaks your heart. Softly softly 😥💔
@yaelmor1967
No lloren más, fuentes tristes
¿Por qué necesitas fluir tan rápido?
Mira cómo en las montañas nevadas
El sol se pierde suavemente
Pero el sol de mis ojos
No ve su llanto
ahora yace durmiendo
Suavemente, suavemente, ahora duerme suavemente
El sueño es una reconciliación
Un descanso que la paz engendra
¿No sale el sol sonriendo?
Cuando justo en e 'en se pone
Descansa entonces, descansa, ojos tristes
No te derritas en llanto
Mientras ella está dormida
Suavemente, suavemente, ahora duerme suavemente
@deb_cake1666
gracias por la traducción ❤️
@versailles1986
What nees you flow so fast?
Look haw the snowy mountains
Heaven’s sun doth gently waste
But my sun’s heavenly eyes
View not your weeping
That now lies sleeping
Softly, softly, now softly
Softly lies sleeping
Sleep is a reconciling
A rest that peace begets
Doth not the sun rise smiling
When fair at ev’n he sets?
Rest you then, rest, sad eyes
Melt not in weeping
While she lies sleeping
Softly, softly, now softly
Softly lies sleeping.