angels and ministers of grace defend us! 
be thou a spirit of health or goblin [bad word] d 
bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from [bad word] 
be thy intents wicked or charitable  [bad word] st in such a questionable shape 

that I will speak to thee – speak to thee – speak to thee 
speak to thee – speak to thee 

I’ll call thee Hamlet / I’ll call thee Hamlet, o answer me 

it will not speak, then I will follow it – follow it 
I do not set my life at a pin ́s fee 
and for my soul, what can it do to that 
and for my soul, what can it do to that 
being a thing immortal as itself 

it waves me forth again - forth again - forth again 
I’ll follow it – (I’ll) follow it – (I’ll) follow it 

I’ll call thee Hamlet / I’ll call thee Hamlet 
king, father, royal Dane / king, father, royal Dane 
o answer me 

what may this mean, that thou 
dead corse, again [bad word] steel 
revisits thus the glimpses of the moon 
making night hideous / and we fools of nature 
so horridly to shake our disposition - our disposition 
with thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls? 
with thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls? 
say why is this? wherefore? 
say why is this? wherefore? 
I’ll call thee Hamlet 
I’ll call thee Hamlet 

king, father, royal Dane / king, father, royal Dane