arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and herarms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her The Nightingale and the Rose (ballet), 2007 ballet by Christopher Wheeldon to music by Bright Sheng

A record album called The Happy Prince was recorded on 21 August 1945 [9] and issued in 1946 by American Decca Records, with Orson Welles narrating and Bing Crosby as the Prince. [10] The Prince gives a ball to-morrow night," murmured the young Student, "and my love will be of the company. If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn. If I bring her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine. But there is no red rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely, and she will pass me by. She will have no heed of me, and my heart will break."

Short story by Oscar Wilde

In 2019, Viki produced an adaption of the manga "Zettai Kareshi" by Yuu Watase. The title of the show being the same as the English title of the manga "Absolute Boyfriend." The show features numerous references to "The Happy Prince" even featuring a children's story book of the tale.

The Nightingale is the protagonist of the story. She is romantic by nature and is inspired by student’s love. She sings about love all the time and waits to see it. When she sees the student crying for a red rose, she decides to sacrifice her life to help him out. She gives her heart’s blood to a white flower to color its petals and fulfill the need of student and in this process she dies. The whole story revolves around her sacrifice and selfless nature which is not appreciated throughout the story.The Nightingale and the Rose", song no. 2 from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's song cycle Four Songs, Op. 2 (1865–1866) In despair, the Nightingale wonders aloud whether there is any way she can find a single red rose. Reluctantly, the Rose-tree tells her that her only option is to spend the night singing with one of his thorns in her heart. Her music will bring the flower into existence, and her blood will dye its petals red, but the process of impaling herself on the thorn will kill her. Although the thought of losing life's pleasures saddens the Nightingale, she concludes that the sacrifice will be worthwhile if done for love. Firsova, Olegovna, ‘The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ,’ New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1970. Print. When the student brings the rose to the girl she rejects it and values the expensive jewels over it. On the other hand, the boy’s love fades away in an instance and he starts calling love unrealistic. It also shows the materialism side of the society and how people value money over selfless acts and true feelings.