by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962)
Pity Me
Language: English
As I came down by Pity Me, Pity Me, Pity Me, As I came down by Pity Me, I heard a lassie sing : "I'd give the very heart of me To have a golden ring." As I came down by Pity Me, Pity Me, Pity Me, As I came down by Pity Me I heard a grey wife sing : "I'd give the very heart of me To lose a golden ring."
Text Authorship:
- by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878 - 1962), "Pity Me", appears in Whin, first published 1918 [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 Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), as Griffiths Davies, "Pity Me", 1920-1921 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Pity Me", op. 104 (Two Sets of Five Songs Each, Set II) no. 1 (1931) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "Pity Me", op. 34 no. 2 (1918) [ voice and piano ], from Whin: Six Songs, no. 2, fragment [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 71