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

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Francis William Bourdillon (1852 - 1921)

Text Collections:

Among the Flowers

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

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
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A border ballad (It was over the clover, and over the corn) - O. Prescott
Before the daybreak shines a star - E. Nevin (Before the daybreak)
Before the Daybreak (Before the daybreak shines a star) - E. Nevin
It was over the clover, and over the corn - O. Prescott
Iz Burdil'jona = Из Бурдильёна (Noch' smotrit tysjachami glaz = Ночь смотрит тысячами глаз) - C. Cui GER
Light (The night has a thousand eyes) (from Among the Flowers) - C. van As, F. Aylward GER RUS
Noch' smotrit tysjachami glaz = Ночь смотрит тысячами глаз GER - C. Cui, G. Gayevsky, J. Karnavičius, A. Matyukhin (Из Бурдильёна)
Noch' smotrit tysjachami glaz = Ночь смотрит тысячами глаз (Noch' smotrit tysjachami glaz = Ночь смотрит тысячами глаз) - G. Gayevsky, J. Karnavičius, A. Matyukhin GER
The Debt Unpayable (What have I given) - G. Bachlund
The night has a thousand eyes (from Among the Flowers) GER RUS - C. van As, F. Aylward, A. Foote, R. Hageman, L. Laitman, J. Raynor, I. Venables, M. Woodward (Light)
The night has a thousand eyes (The night has a thousand eyes) (from Among the Flowers) - A. Foote, R. Hageman, L. Laitman, J. Raynor, I. Venables, M. Woodward GER RUS
What have I given - G. Bachlund

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