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"'''Something Wicked This Way Comes'''" or "'''Double Trouble'''" was a song performed by the [[Hogwarts choir]]. It was performed at the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Welcoming Feast]] on [[1 September]] [[1993]]. The choir held toads and ravens while singing.
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"'''Something Wicked This Way Comes'''" or "'''Double Trouble'''" was a song performed by the [[Frog Choir]]. It was performed at the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[Welcoming Feast]] on [[1 September]] [[1993]]. The choir held [[toad]]s and [[raven]]s while singing.
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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<poem>
''Double, double toil and trouble;<br />''
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''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
''Fire burn, and [[cauldron]] bubble.<br />''
 
''Double, double toil and trouble<br />''
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''Fire burn and [[cauldron]] bubble.''
 
''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
''Something wicked this way comes<br />''
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''Something wicked this way comes!''
   
''Eye of newt, and toe of [[Frog brain|frog]],<br />''
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''[[Eye of Newt|Eye of newt]] and toe of [[Frog brain|frog]],''
''Wool of bat, and tongue of [[dog]],<br />''
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''Wool of [[bat]] and tongue of [[dog]],''
''Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,<br />''
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''Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,''
''Lizard's leg, and [[Owl|owlet]]'s wing''
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''Lizard's leg and [[Owl|owlet]]'s wing'''.'''''
   
 
''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
''<br />''
 
''Double, double toil and trouble;<br />''
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''Fire burn and cauldron bubble.''
 
''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
''Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.<br />''
 
 
''Something wicked this way comes!''
''Double, double toil and trouble<br />''
 
''Something wicked this way comes<br />''
 
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''In the cauldron boil and bake;<br />''
 
''Fillet of a fenny [[snake]],<br />''
 
''Scale of [[dragon]]; tooth of [[Werewolf|wolf]];<br />''
 
''[[Wizards|Witches]]' [[mummy]]; maw and gulf<br />''
 
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''Double, double toil and trouble;<br />''
 
''Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.<br />''
 
''Double, double toil and trouble;'''''<br />'''''Fire burn, and cauldron bubble''
 
   
 
''In the [[cauldron]] boil and bake,''
''Something wicked this way comes''
 
 
''Fillet of a fenny [[snake]],''
 
''Scale of [[dragon]], tooth of [[Werewolf|wolf]],''
 
''[[Wizards|Witches]]' [[mummy]], maw and gulf.''
   
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''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
==Appearances==
 
 
''Fire burn and cauldron bubble.''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{1st}}
 
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''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)]]''
 
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''Fire burn and cauldron bubble.''
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''Double, double, toil and trouble;''
 
''Fire burn and cauldron bubble.''
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''Something wicked this way comes!''
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</poem>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:Something Wicked This Way Comes (Sample).ogg|thumb|Listen to a sample of "Something Wicked This Way Comes"]]
 
*[[John Williams]] took the lyrics from the famous scene in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' in which the Witches are around the cauldron and set them to music he composed for the films. One of the witches also says the phrase, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
 
*[[John Williams]] took the lyrics from the famous scene in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' in which the Witches are around the cauldron and set them to music he composed for the films. One of the witches also says the phrase, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
 
*The phrase ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' was also used as the title for a well-known [[wikipedia:Ray Bradbury|Ray Bradbury]] novel.
 
*The phrase ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' was also used as the title for a well-known [[wikipedia:Ray Bradbury|Ray Bradbury]] novel.
*This song could also be considered as a forshowing to goblet of fire as it mentions fire burn andf couldron bubble. Also if one were to consider it, the song could also forshadow voldemorts return.
 
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)]]''
   
 
==Appearances==
[[fr:Double Trouble]]
 
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)]]'' (Track 5)
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]'' {{Comment|Opening performance}}
   
 
[[fr:Double Trouble]]
''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ]]''( film)
 
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Soundtracks from Harry Potter Films]]
 
[[Category:Soundtracks from Harry Potter Films]]

Revision as of 20:03, 2 May 2014

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" or "Double Trouble" was a song performed by the Frog Choir. It was performed at the Hogwarts Welcoming Feast on 1 September 1993. The choir held toads and ravens while singing.

Lyrics

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Something wicked this way comes!

Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing.

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Something wicked this way comes!

In the cauldron boil and bake,
Fillet of a fenny snake,
Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,
Witches' mummy, maw and gulf.

Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Double, double, toil and trouble;

Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Something wicked this way comes!

Behind the scenes

Listen to a sample of "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

  • John Williams took the lyrics from the famous scene in William Shakespeare's Macbeth in which the Witches are around the cauldron and set them to music he composed for the films. One of the witches also says the phrase, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
  • The phrase Something Wicked This Way Comes was also used as the title for a well-known Ray Bradbury novel.

See also

Appearances