Author: Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans (1793 - 1835)

Text Compilations

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

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Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
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A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• ... - Frances Arkwright (The last flowers)
• An autumn song (Now autumn strews on every plain) - Homer Newton Bartlett
• A Thought of Home at Sea ('Tis lone on the waters)
• A Thought of Home at Sea ('Tis lone on the waters) - Sebastian Benson Schlesinger
• Casabianca (The boy stood on the burning deck)
• Come to the sunset tree! (Evening song of the Tyrolese peasants)
• Come to the sunset tree! - Cyril Meir Scott (Tyrolese evensong)
• Das bessere Land (Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land) (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen)
• Das bessere Land (Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land) (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen) - Louis Ehlert, Ferdinand Gumbert
• Die gebrochene Blume (O trag' sie an der Brust, mein Lieb) - Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, Theodor Mohr, Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, Max Spicker
• Die Schätze der Tiefe (Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften)
• Die Schätze der Tiefe (Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften) - Carl Lührss
• Dirge at sea (Sleep ! — we give thee to the wave) CZE GER
• Dirge (Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust) - A. J. H.
• Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust - A. J. H. (Dirge)
• Earth ! guard what here we lay in holy trust (Monumental inscription)
• Evening song of the Tyrolese peasants (Come to the sunset tree!)
• 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
• ⁠Go to the forest shade (The last wish)
• Grablied zur See (Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut) CZE
• Grablied zur See (Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut) - (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher CZE
• Harvest hymn (Now autumn strews on every plain)
• Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen) (Das bessere Land)
• Ich höre dich reden vom besseren Land (from Gedichte - Gedichte aus dem Englischen) - Louis Ehlert, Ferdinand Gumbert (Das bessere Land)
• I dream of all things free (I dream of all things free!) - ?, Mrs. [W. H.?] Owen
• I dream of all things free! - ?, Mrs. [W. H.?] Owen (I dream of all things free)
• I hear thee speak of the better land (from Songs of the Affections) GER (The better land)
• Invocation to the deep (What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells) - Edward James Loder
• Lied (Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht)
• 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) CZE GER RUS RUS
• Mother! oh, sing me to rest (from Peninsular Melodies) CZE GER RUS RUS (Mother! oh, sing me to rest)
• Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh! (Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh) - Gustav Flügel, Ernst Paul Flügel, Robert Franz, Eugen Hildach, Adolf Jensen, Anton Kappeller, Arno Kleffel CZE RUS RUS
• Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh CZE RUS RUS - Gustav Flügel, Ernst Paul Flügel, Robert Franz, Eugen Hildach, Adolf Jensen, Anton Kappeller, Arno Kleffel (Mutter, o sing mich zur Ruh!)
• Now autumn strews on every plain - Homer Newton Bartlett (An autumn song)
• Now autumn strews on every plain (Harvest hymn)
• Oh! for thy wings, thou dove! - Henry Théodore Pontet (Oh! for thy wings)
• Oh! for thy wings, thou dove! (The wings of the dove)
• Oh! for thy wings (Oh! for thy wings, thou dove!) - Henry Théodore Pontet
• Oh! Skylark for thy wings (Oh skylark, for thy wing!) - Frederic Abel
• Oh skylark, for thy wing! - Frederic Abel (Oh! Skylark for thy wings)
• Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love! GER (The broken flower)
• Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love! GER - Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir, Benjamin Hime, Oliver A. King, Alfred Stourton (The broken flower)
• Ó matko, upěj mne v klid! (Ó matko, upěj mne v klid) GER RUS RUS
• Ó matko, upěj mne v klid GER RUS RUS (Ó matko, upěj mne v klid!)
• O, spoj zhe tu pesnju, rodnaja = О, спой же ту песню, родная CZE FRE GER - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (О, спой же ту песню)
• O, spoj zhe tu pesnju = О, спой же ту песню (O, spoj zhe tu pesnju, rodnaja = О, спой же ту песню, родная) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky CZE FRE GER
• O trag' sie an der Brust, mein Lieb - Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, Theodor Mohr, Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, Max Spicker (Die gebrochene Blume)
• 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) - Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir WEL
• Prince Madog's Farewell (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) WEL
• Prince Madog's Farewell (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir WEL
• Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut CZE (Grablied zur See)
• Schlaf'! – Wir geben dich der Flut CZE - (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (Grablied zur See)
• Sea-Song of Gafran (Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded) (from Welsh Melodies) - Cyril Meir Scott
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen) (from Das Buch der Liebe)
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen) (from Das Buch der Liebe) - Alexander Winterberger
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen (from Das Buch der Liebe) (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen)
• Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen (from Das Buch der Liebe) - Alexander Winterberger (Seit ich dich zuletzt gesehen)
• Sleep ! — we give thee to the wave CZE GER (Dirge at sea)
• Song (What woke the buried sound that lay) GER
• Spi! — Tě vlnám svěřujem GER (Pohřební zpěv na moři)
• The better land (I hear thee speak of the better land) (from Songs of the Affections) GER
• The boy stood on the burning deck (Casabianca)
• The broken flower (Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love!) GER
• The broken flower (Oh! wear it on thy heart, my love!) - Frederic Hymen Cowen, Sir, Benjamin Hime, Oliver A. King, Alfred Stourton GER
• The last flowers ( ... ) - Frances Arkwright
• The last wish (⁠Go to the forest shade)
• The Sea-Song of Gafran (Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded) (from Welsh Melodies)
• The two voices (Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain)
• The two voices (Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain) - Frances Arkwright
• The wings of the dove (Oh! for thy wings, thou dove!)
• 'Tis lone on the waters (A Thought of Home at Sea)
• 'Tis lone on the waters - Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (A Thought of Home at Sea)
• Treasures of the deep (What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells) - Frances Arkwright
• Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain (The two voices)
• Two solemn Voices in a funeral strain - Frances Arkwright (The two voices)
• Tyrolese evensong (Come to the sunset tree!) - Cyril Meir Scott
• Ubajukaj, rodnaja, bol'nuju menja = Убаюкай, родная, больную меня CZE GER
• Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften (Die Schätze der Tiefe)
• Was birgst Du in den Grotten, in den Klüften - Carl Lührss (Die Schätze der Tiefe)
• Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht (Lied)
• Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht - Friedrich Gernsheim (Was weckte den Ton)
• Was weckte den Ton (Was weckte den Ton, der lang geruht) - Friedrich Gernsheim
• Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded (from Welsh Melodies) - Cyril Meir Scott (Sea-Song of Gafran)
• Watch ye well! The moon is shrouded (from Welsh Melodies) (The Sea-Song of Gafran)
• Weit entfernt! O meine Seele ist fern (Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern) - Adolf Jensen
• Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern - Adolf Jensen (Weit entfernt! O meine Seele ist fern)
• Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern (Weit entfernt)
• Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern - Gustav Hasse (Weit entfernt)
• Weit entfernt (Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern)
• Weit entfernt (Weit entfernt! -- O, meine Seel' ist fern) - Gustav Hasse
• What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells - Edward James Loder (Invocation to the deep)
• What hid'st thou in thy treasure caves and cells - Frances Arkwright (Treasures of the deep )
• What woke the buried sound that lay GER (Song)
• Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day (from Welsh Melodies) WEL - Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (Prince Madoc's Farewell)
• Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day (from Welsh Melodies) WEL (Prince Madog's Farewell)
• Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day (from Welsh Melodies) WEL - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (Prince Madog's Farewell)
• Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day (from Welsh Melodies) WEL - Arthur Somervell, Sir (Why lingers my gaze?)
• Why lingers my gaze? (Why lingers my gaze where the last hues of day) (from Welsh Melodies) - Arthur Somervell, Sir WEL

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