Texts by J. Walcot 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 Gypsey Ballad (A wandering Gypsey, Sirs, am I)
• Ah! why to others art thou fair? - J. Haydn
• Anacreontic (Who dares talk of hours? Seize the bell of that clock) GER
• A wandering Gypsey, Sirs, am I (A Gypsey Ballad) -
• A wand'ring gypsey, Sirs, am I (A wand'ring gypsey, Sirs, am I) - L. Beethoven GER
• Bid me not forget thy smile - J. Haydn
• Bid me not forget (Bid me not forget thy smile) - J. Haydn
• Blue bonnets (Wherefore sighing art thou, Phillis?) - J. Haydn
• Come to my lip, thou sparkling glass - J. Haydn
• Dear Silvia lay aside those airs FRE - J. Haydn
• Dear Silvia (Dear Silvia lay aside those airs) - J. Haydn FRE
• Die Wahrsagerin (Ein wanderndes Zigeunerkind) ENG
• Die Zeitlosen (Wir trinken! -- kein Sterblicher wag' es) - K. Rungenhagen
• Ein wanderndes Zigeunerkind ENG (Die Wahrsagerin) -
• Fie! Mary, to be so unkind - J. Haydn
• Helen (Sweet Helen, Sweet Helen, say not with a sigh) - J. Jackson [x]
• Jenny drinks nae water (Come to my lip, thou sparkling glass) - J. Haydn
• Peggy in devotion (Sweet nymph of my devotion) - J. Haydn
• Sweet Helen, Sweet Helen, say not with a sigh [x] - J. Jackson
• Sweet nymph of my devotion - J. Haydn
• The dimpled cheek (What have I done that my Mary should fly me?)
• The mill, mill O! (Fie! Mary, to be so unkind) - J. Haydn
• Twyll yn ei boch (The dimpled cheek) (What have I done that my Mary should fly me?) - J. Haydn
• What have I done that my Mary should fly me? - J. Haydn (The dimpled cheek)
• When she came ben she bobbit (Ah! why to others art thou fair?) - J. Haydn
• Wherefore sighing art thou, Phillis? - J. Haydn
• Who dares talk of hours? Seize the bell of that clock GER (Anacreontic) -
• Wir trinken! -- kein Sterblicher wag' es - K. Rungenhagen (Zechlied)
• Zechlied (Wir trinken! -- kein Sterblicher wag' es)

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