Texts by F. Hemans set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• Das Buch der Liebe
• National lyrics and songs for music
• Peninsular Melodies
• Songs of the Affections
• Welsh Melodies

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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• A deep-toned Lyre hung murmuring (from Songs of the Affections) - H. Browne (The Lyre's Lament)
• An autumn song (Now autumn strews on every plain) - H. Bartlett
• And shrink ye from the way [x] - H. Browne
• A Thought of Home at Sea ('Tis lone on the waters) - F. Cowen, S. Schlesinger
• Ave sanctissima (Ave Sanctissima) - H. Browne, R. Smith
• Berce-moi, mère, en chantant (Berce-moi, mère, en chantant) - S. Schlesinger CZE GER GER RUS RUS GER [x]
• Berce-moi, mère, en chantant CZE GER GER RUS RUS GER [x] - S. Schlesinger
• Bird of the greenwood (Bird of the greenwood!) (from National lyrics and songs for music) - W. Wallace
• Bird of the greenwood! (from National lyrics and songs for music) - W. Wallace (The Bird at Sea)
• Bring' mich zur Ruh (Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh) - F. Hiller CZE RUS RUS FRE
• By the mighty minster's bell (By the mighty minster's bell) - F. Hemans
• By the mighty minster's bell - F. Hemans (Last Rites)
• Casabianca (The boy stood on the burning deck)
• Come away, elves! while the dew is sweet - C. Burleigh
• Come to the sun-set tree (Come to the sunset tree!) - T. Phipps
• Come to the sunset tree! - H. Browne, T. Phipps, C. Scott (Evening song of the Tyrolese peasants)
• Das bessere Land (Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land) (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen) - L. Ehlert, F. Gumbert
• Day is past (Day is past!) (from National lyrics and songs for music - Songs of Captivity) - A. Mounsey GER
• Day is past! (from National lyrics and songs for music - Songs of Captivity) GER - O. King, A. Mounsey (Good Night)
• Die gebrochene Blume (O trag' sie an der Brust, mein Lieb) - K. Hetsch, T. Mohr, K. Reinecke, M. Spicker
• Die Schätze der Tiefe (Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften) - C. Lührss
• Die Schwestern (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehn) SWE
• Die Schwester (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehn) - H. Kjerulf SWE
• Dirge at sea (Sleep ! — we give thee to the wave) CZE GER
• Dirge (Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust) - A. H.
• Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust - A. H. (Monumental inscription)
• England's Dead (Son of the ocean isle!) - H. Browne [x]
• Evening song of the Tyrolese peasants (Come to the sunset tree!)
• ⁠Fain would I stay with thee, — - F. Arkwright (The last wish)
• Far away! - my home is far away (from National lyrics and songs for music) GER (Far Away) -
• Far Away (Far away! - my home is far away) (from National lyrics and songs for music) GER
• Good Night (Day is past!) (from National lyrics and songs for music - Songs of Captivity) - O. King GER
• ⁠Go to the forest shade (The last wish) - F. Arkwright
• Grablied zur See (Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut) - F. Silcher CZE
• Gute Nacht (Sonne schied!) - F. Abt
• Harvest hymn (Now autumn strews on every plain)
• He Never Smiled Again (The bark that held a prince went down) - H. Browne
• Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen) - L. Ehlert, F. Gumbert (Das bessere Land)
• I dream of all things free (I dream of all things free!) - Owen
• I dream of all things free! - Owen
• I hear thee speak of the better land (from Songs of the Affections) GER - F. Cowen, E. Davis (The Better Land)
• In the deep hour of dreams,/ Thro' the dark woods, and past the moaning sea [x] - G. Hewitt
• Invocation to the Deep (What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells) - E. Loder
• It is written on the rose [x] - E. Davis
• I would we had not met again,/ I had a dream of thee [x] - S. Schlesinger, R. Woodman
• I would we had not met again (I would we had not met again,/ I had a dream of thee) - S. Schlesinger, R. Woodman [x]
• Lament of an Irish Mother () - C. Wood [x]
• Last Rites (By the mighty minster's bell)
• Lied (Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht) - F. Gernsheim
• Monumental inscription (Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust)
• Mother ! oh, sing me to rest (Mother! oh, sing me to rest) (from Peninsular Melodies) - S. Schlesinger CZE GER GER RUS RUS FRE GER
• Mutter, Mutter, o bring' mich zur Ruh CZE RUS RUS FRE
• Mutter, o sing' mich zur Ruh! (Mutter, o sing' mich zur Ruh'!) - A. Kappeller CZE RUS RUS FRE
• Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh! (Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh) - G. Flügel, E. Flügel, R. Franz, F. Hensel, E. Hildach, A. Jensen, A. Kleffel CZE RUS RUS FRE
• Mutter, o sing' mich zur Ruh'! CZE RUS RUS FRE - A. Kappeller
• Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh CZE RUS RUS FRE - L. Ehlert, G. Flügel, E. Flügel, R. Franz, F. Hensel, E. Hildach, F. Hiller, A. Jensen, A. Kleffel
• Mutter singe mich zur Ruh'! CZE RUS RUS FRE [x] - V. Lachner
• Near thee, still near thee (Near thee, still near thee) - Cooke [x]
• Near thee, still near thee [x] - Cooke
• Night Hymn at Sea (Night sinks on the wave) - A. Thomas [x]
• Night sinks on the wave [x] - H. Browne, A. Thomas
• Now a smile, and now a frown,/ Brightening now, and now cast down [x] - O. King
• Now a Smile, and now a Frown (Now a smile, and now a frown,/ Brightening now, and now cast down) - O. King [x]
• Now autumn strews on every plain - H. Bartlett (Harvest hymn)
• Oh! for thy wings, thou dove! - H. Pontet (The wings of the dove)
• Oh! for thy wings (Oh! for thy wings, thou dove!) - H. Pontet
• Oh! Skylark for thy wings (Oh skylark, for thy wing!) - F. Abel
• Oh skylark, for thy wing! (Oh skylark, for thy wing!) - C. Wood
• Oh skylark, for thy wing! - F. Abel, C. Wood
• Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love! GER - F. Cowen, B. Hime, O. King, A. Stourton (The broken flower)
• Ó matko, upěj mne v klid! (Ó matko, upěj mne v klid) GER GER RUS RUS FRE GER
• O, spoj zhe tu pesnju, rodnaja = О, спой же ту песню, родная CZE ENG FRE GER GER FRE GER - V. Sokolov, P. Tchaikovsky
• O, spoj zhe tu pesnju = О, спой же ту песню (O, spoj zhe tu pesnju, rodnaja = О, спой же ту песню, родная) - V. Sokolov, P. Tchaikovsky CZE ENG FRE GER GER FRE GER
• O trag' sie an der Brust, mein Lieb - K. Hetsch, T. Mohr, K. Reinecke, M. Spicker
• Our own familiar friends (And shrink ye from the way) - H. Browne [x]
• Passing away (It is written on the rose) - E. Davis [x]
• Pohřební zpěv na moři (Spi! — Tě vlnám svěřujem) GER
• Prince Madoc's Farewell (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) - C. Stanford WEL
• Prince Madog's Farewell (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) - C. Parry WEL
• Roman Girl's Song (Rome, Rome! thou art no more)
• Rome, Rome! thou art no more - H. Browne (Roman Girl's Song)
• Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut CZE - F. Silcher (Grablied zur See)
• Schlummerlied (Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh) - L. Ehlert CZE RUS RUS FRE
• Sea-Song of Gafran (Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded) (from Welsh Melodies) - C. Scott
• Sehnsucht nach Ruhe (Mutter singe mich zur Ruh'!) - V. Lachner CZE RUS RUS FRE [x]
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen) (from Das Buch der Liebe) - A. Winterberger SWE
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehn, Schwester SWE (Die Schwestern) - H. Kjerulf
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehn SWE - H. Kjerulf (Die Schwestern)
• Sen du sist gick bort från mig GER GER (Text: Anonymous after Felicia Dorothea Hemans) [x] - H. Kjerulf
• Sister! since I met thee last GER GER SWE (The Sisters) -
• Sleep ! — we give thee to the wave CZE GER (Dirge at sea) -
• Song (What woke the buried sound that lay) GER
• Sonne schied! - F. Abt (Gute Nacht)
• Son of the ocean isle! [x] - H. Browne
• Spi! — Tě vlnám svěřujem GER (Pohřební zpěv na moři) -
• Systern (Sen du sist gick bort från mig) - H. Kjerulf GER GER (Text: Anonymous after Felicia Dorothea Hemans) [x]
• The Austrian Evening Hymn (Night sinks on the wave) - H. Browne [x]
• The bark that held a prince went down - H. Browne (He Never Smiled Again)
• The Better Land (I hear thee speak of the better land) (from Songs of the Affections) - F. Cowen, E. Davis GER
• The Bird at Sea (Bird of the greenwood!) (from National lyrics and songs for music)
• The boy stood on the burning deck (Casabianca) -
• The breaking waves dash'd high - H. Browne, G. Chadwick (The Landing of the Pilgrims)
• The Bride's Farewell (Why do I weep? to leave the vine)
• The broken flower (Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love!) - F. Cowen, B. Hime, O. King, A. Stourton GER
• The Captive Knight ('Twas a trumpet's pealing sound!) - H. Browne [x]
• The Death of Clanronald () - C. Wood [x]
• The graves of a household (They grew in beauty, side by side) - H. Browne [x]
• The Greek exile (Where is the summer with the golden sun?) - F. Arkwright
• The Italian Girl's Prayer (In the deep hour of dreams,/ Thro' the dark woods, and past the moaning sea) - G. Hewitt [x]
• The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers (The breaking waves dash'd high) - H. Browne
• The Landing of the Pilgrims (The breaking waves dash'd high)
• The last flowers (⁠Fain would I stay with thee, —) - F. Arkwright
• The last wish (⁠Go to the forest shade)
• The League of the Alps ('Twas night upon the Alps. The Senn's wild horn) - C. Busch [x]
• The Lyre of the Sea Cave (A deep-toned Lyre hung murmuring) (from Songs of the Affections) - H. Browne
• The Lyre's Lament (A deep-toned Lyre hung murmuring) (from Songs of the Affections)
• The Messenger Bird (Thou art come from the spirit's land, thou bird!) - H. Browne
• The mountain child () - H. Browne [x]
• The parting song (When will ye think of me) - H. Browne [x]
• The Pilgrims (The breaking waves dash'd high) - G. Chadwick
• The Roman Girl's Song (Rome, Rome! thou art no more) - H. Browne
• The Sea-Song of Gafran (Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded) (from Welsh Melodies)
• The Sisters (Sister! since I met thee last) GER GER SWE
• The Treasures of the Deep (What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells) - A. Mounsey
• The two voices (Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain) - F. Arkwright
• The warrior cross'd the ocean's foam [x] - H. Browne
• The wings of the dove (Oh! for thy wings, thou dove!)
• They grew in beauty, side by side [x] - H. Browne
• Thou art come from the spirit's land, thou bird! - H. Browne
• 'Tis lone on the waters - F. Cowen, A. Pease, S. Schlesinger (A Thought of Home at Sea)
• 'Tis Lone on the Waters ('Tis lone on the waters) - A. Pease
• Treasures of the deep (What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells) - F. Arkwright
• Troubadour song (The warrior cross'd the ocean's foam) - H. Browne [x]
• 'Twas a trumpet's pealing sound! [x] - H. Browne
• 'Twas night upon the Alps. The Senn's wild horn [x] - C. Busch
• Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain - F. Arkwright (The two voices)
• Tyrolese Evening Hymn (Come to the sunset tree!) - H. Browne
• Tyrolese evensong (Come to the sunset tree!) - C. Scott
• Ubajukaj menja = Убаюкай меня (Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня) - V. Sokolov CZE GER GER FRE GER
• Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня (Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня) - P. Shchurovsky, K. Startsev, S. Zaitsev CZE GER GER FRE GER
• Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня CZE GER GER FRE GER - B. Podgoretsky, P. Shchurovsky, V. Sokolov, K. Startsev, S. Zaitsev
• Ubajukaj, rodnaja = Убаюкай, родная (Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня) - B. Podgoretsky CZE GER GER FRE GER
• Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften - C. Lührss (Die Schätze der Tiefe)
• Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht - F. Gernsheim (Lied)
• Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded (from Welsh Melodies) - C. Scott (The Sea-Song of Gafran)
• Water-Lilies (Come away, elves! while the dew is sweet) - C. Burleigh
• Weit entfernt! O meine Seele ist fern (Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern) - A. Jensen
• Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern - G. Hasse, A. Jensen (Weit entfernt)
• Weit entfernt (Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern) - G. Hasse
• We Return No More! (We return! -- we return! -- we return no more!") - H. Tucker
• We return! -- we return! -- we return no more!" - H. Tucker (We return no more!)
• What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells - F. Arkwright, E. Loder, A. Mounsey
• What woke the buried sound that lay GER (Song) -
• When will ye think of me [x] - H. Browne
• Where is the summer with the golden sun? - F. Arkwright
• Why do I weep? to leave the vine - J. Barnett (The Bride's Farewell)
• Why do I weep? (Why do I weep? to leave the vine) - J. Barnett
• Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day (from Welsh Melodies) WEL - C. Parry, A. Somervell, C. Stanford (Prince Madog's Farewell)
• Why lingers my gaze? (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) - A. Somervell WEL

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