I heard a bird so sing, whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king

I heard a bird so sing, whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king

The line "I heard a bird so sing, whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king" is from William Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing." This line is spoken by the character Balthasar, a musician and singer in the play. Balthasar is describing the beautiful singing of a bird that he heard, which he believes would have pleased the king.