Texts by W. Letts set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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.
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.

• A fire of turf (In summer time I foot the turf) - C. Stanford
• A Soft Day, Thank God! (A soft day, thank God!) - I. Boyle
• A soft day, thank God! - I. Boyle, J. Raynor, C. Stanford
• A soft day (A soft day, thank God!) - J. Raynor, C. Stanford
• Blackberry time (In blackberry time herself and me) - C. Stanford
• Boys () - C. Wood [x] *
• Cowslip time (God bless the time when cowslips grow) - I. Gurney, C. Stanford
• God bless the time when cowslips grow - I. Gurney, C. Stanford
• God keep my jewel this day from danger - J. Raynor (Prayer for a Little Child) *
• Grandeur (Poor Mary Byrne is dead) - C. Stanford
• If You Let Sorrow in on You () - I. Boyle [x] *
• In blackberry time herself and me - C. Stanford
• In London here the streets are grey, and grey the sky above - C. Stanford
• In summer time I foot the turf - C. Stanford
• Irish skies (In London here the streets are grey, and grey the sky above) - C. Stanford
• It was among the cowslips - C. Stanford
• John Kelly (It was among the cowslips) - C. Stanford
• Last night the air was cold and still - C. Stanford
• Little Peter Morrissey () - C. Stanford [x]
• Now what is he after below in the street? - C. Stanford
• Oh, it’s little Rosanne - C. Stanford (Thief of the World)
• Oh! We're off to the fair now the lot of us together - I. Gurney, C. Stanford
• Poor Mary Byrne is dead - C. Stanford (Grandeur)
• Prayer For A Little Child (God keep my jewel this day from danger) - J. Raynor *
• Scared (These dusky evenings in December) - C. Stanford
• The bold unbiddable child (Now what is he after below in the street?) - C. Stanford
• The chapel of my childhood - C. Stanford
• The chapel on the hill (The chapel of my childhood) - C. Stanford
• The fair (Oh! We're off to the fair now the lot of us together) - I. Gurney, C. Stanford
• The Monkey's Carol () - C. Stanford [x]
• These dusky evenings in December - C. Stanford
• The West Wind (Last night the air was cold and still) - C. Stanford
• The Winds of Bethlehem () - C. Stanford [x]
• Thief of the World (Oh, it’s little Rosanne) - C. Stanford
• Tim, an Irish Terrier () - C. Wood [x]

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