Texts by W. Landor set in Art Songs and Choral Works
Text Collections:
- Citation and Examination of Shakespeare
- Dry Sticks
- Gebir, Count Julian, and Other Poems
- Morning Chronicle
- Poetry by the Author of Gebir
- Simonidea
- The Keepsake
- The Last Fruit off an Old Tree
Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.
- Death stands above me, whispering low ITA - G. Bachlund, R. Stöhr (On Death)
- Death stands above me (Death stands above me, whispering low) - G. Bachlund ITA
- Deceive me once again (You smiled, you spoke and I believed) - P. Sacco
- Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - B. Johnston
- Ermina in love () - G. Bantock [x]
- Finis (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - P. Floridia-Napolino
- I loved him not; and yet, now he is gone (from Citation and Examination of Shakespeare) - E. Gross (The maid's lament)
- Impressions from Life (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - S. Huston
- I strove with none, for none was worth my strife - G. Dyer, P. Floridia-Napolino, S. Huston, B. Johnston, D. Manneke, D. Mason, N. Rorem, M. Sutherland (Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher)
- I strove with none (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - G. Dyer, D. Mason, M. Sutherland
- It sometimes comes into my head - F. Bridge, B. Huhn
- Last days (Leaf after leaf drops off, flower after flower) (from The Last Fruit off an Old Tree) - B. Dieren
- Late leaves (The leaves are falling; so am I) - C. Forsyth, R. Milford, L. Talma
- Leaf after leaf drops off, flower after flower (from The Last Fruit off an Old Tree) - B. Dieren
- L'envoi (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - D. Manneke
- Lines (One year ago my path was green) (from The Keepsake)
- Love must be gone (The fault is not mine if I love you too much) (from The Last Fruit off an Old Tree) - B. Dieren
- Mild is the parting year, and sweet (from Gebir, Count Julian, and Other Poems - Ianthe) - B. Dieren
- Mild is the parting year (Mild is the parting year, and sweet) (from Gebir, Count Julian, and Other Poems - Ianthe) - B. Dieren
- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel (Mother, I cannot mind my wheel) (from Simonidea) - S. Barber, H. Barlow, C. Burleigh, J. Edmunds, G. Foote, O. Morawetz, A. Paucker, N. Rorem FRE GER GER RUS GER POL
- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel (from Simonidea) FRE GER GER RUS GER POL - S. Barber, H. Barlow, C. Burleigh, J. Edmunds, G. Foote, O. Morawetz, A. Paucker, N. Rorem
- On Death (Death stands above me, whispering low) - R. Stöhr ITA
- One year ago my path was green (from The Keepsake) - B. Dieren (Lines)
- One year ago (One year ago my path was green) (from The Keepsake) - B. Dieren
- On his seventy-fifth birthday (I strove with none, for none was worth my strife) - N. Rorem
- O that it were so! (It sometimes comes into my head) - F. Bridge
- She I love (alas in vain!) - B. Dieren
- She I love (She I love (alas in vain!)) - B. Dieren
- Thank heaven, Neæra, once again (from Poetry by the Author of Gebir) [x] - B. Dieren (To Neæra)
- Thank heaven, Yanthe, once again (from Poetry by the Author of Gebir) [x] (To Neæra) - B. Dieren
- Thank heaven, Yanthe (Thank heaven, Neæra, once again) (from Poetry by the Author of Gebir) - B. Dieren [x]
- That it were so (It sometimes comes into my head) - B. Huhn
- The fault is not mine if I love you too much (from The Last Fruit off an Old Tree) - B. Dieren
- The late leaves (The leaves are falling; so am I) - L. Impey
- The leaves are falling; so am I (The leaves are falling; so am I) - B. Dieren
- The leaves are falling; so am I - B. Dieren, C. Forsyth, L. Impey, R. Milford, L. Talma
- The maid's lament (I loved him not; and yet, now he is gone) (from Citation and Examination of Shakespeare) - E. Gross
- There is delight in singing, tho' none hear (from Morning Chronicle) - A. Hinton (To Robert Browning)
- The tides of love () - L. Bassett [x]
- The torch of Love dispels the gloom - B. Dieren
- The touch of love (The torch of Love dispels the gloom) - B. Dieren
- To Neæra (Thank heaven, Neæra, once again) (from Poetry by the Author of Gebir) [x]
- To Robert Browning (There is delight in singing, tho' none hear) (from Morning Chronicle) - A. Hinton
- Twenty years hence my eyes may grow - G. Peel (Twenty years hence)
- Twenty years hence (Twenty years hence my eyes may grow) - G. Peel
- Under the lindens lately sat (from Dry Sticks) GER - J. Fuchs (Under the lindens)
- Under the lindens (Under the lindens lately sat) (from Dry Sticks) - J. Fuchs GER
- Unter den Linden kosend traut (Unter den Linden kosend traut) - J. Fuchs (Text: Anonymous after Walter Savage Landor) [x]
- Unter den Linden kosend traut (Text: Anonymous after Walter Savage Landor) [x] - J. Fuchs
- You smiled, you spoke and I believed - P. Sacco
Last update: 2023-10-31 20:17:54