© by George Campbell Hay (1915 - 1984)
The Old Fisherman
Language: English
Greet the bights that gave me shelter [ ... ]
F. Scott sets stanzas 1, 3-4
Confirmed with www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/old-fisherman/.
Authorship:
- by George Campbell Hay (1915 - 1984), "The Old Fisherman", appears in Wind on Loch Fyne, Oliver and Boyd, first published 1948, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francis George Scott (1880 - 1958), "The Old Fisherman", published 1946, stanzas 1,3-4 [ baritone and piano ], from Seven songs, no. 1, Bayley & Ferguson, Glasgow; confirmed with Songs of Francis George Scott, selected and edited by Neil Mackay, Roberton Publications, Aylesbury 1980, page 113. [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 129