Texts by P. Colum set in Art Songs and Choral Works
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Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- A ballad maker (Once I loved a maiden fair) (from Wild Earth) - E. Deale, C. Gibbs
- A cradle song (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - J. Angel, P. Campbell, J. Coulthard, J. Duarte, G. Finzi, F. Hart, J. Hind, D. Parke, B. Pentland, J. Raynor, K. Weigl, P. Wilkinson
- Across the door (The fiddles were playing and playing) (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax
- A Rann of Exile (Nor right, nor left, nor any road I see a comrade face) (from Wild Earth)
- A Rann of Wandering (On Saint Bride's day, when it comes, I will throw a sail on the lake) (from Wild Earth)
- Caoine (Nor right, nor left, nor any road I see a comrade face) (from Wild Earth) - A. Fleischmann
- Cradle Song (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - P. Batchelor, A. Bax, B. Burrows, C. Cadoret, P. Crossley-Holland, P. Edmonds, R. Fleming, R. Ganz, H. Harty, P. McIntyre, E. Rubbra, M. Sheldon, A. Stout, K. Tod, M. Weaver
- Crane (I know you, Crane) (from Creatures) - H. Cowell *
- Dermott Donn MacMorna (One day you'll come to my husband's door) (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax
- I heard in the night the pigeons - H. Cowell *
- I heard in the night (I heard in the night the pigeons) - H. Cowell *
- I know you, Crane (from Creatures) - H. Cowell, A. Fleischmann (Crane) *
- Lullaby (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - P. Sweetman
- Mantle of blue (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - F. Bridge, E. Moeran
- My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind (from Wild Earth and Other Poems) - H. Hughes (She moved thro' the fair)
- Night-Fliers (The birds that soar break space) - H. Cowell *
- Nor right, nor left, nor any road I see a comrade face (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax, A. Fleischmann, H. Hughes (A Rann of Exile)
- Odalisques, odalisques (from Dramatic Legends and Other Poems) - A. Bax (The pidgeons)
- O forest bird, forget your songs! (from Creatures) - F. May (Singing bird) [x] *
- O forest bird (O forest bird, forget your songs!) (from Creatures) - F. May [x] *
- O ! I wish the sun was bright in the sky (from Wild Earth) - G. Finzi, H. Hughes, A. O'Murnaghan, B. Treharne (The terrible robber men)
- O men from the fields (from Wild Earth) - J. Angel, P. Batchelor, A. Bax, M. Brand, F. Bridge, B. Burrows, C. Cadoret, P. Campbell, A. Cooke, J. Coulthard, P. Crossley-Holland, E. Deale, J. Dear, J. Duarte, P. Edmonds, G. Finzi, R. Fleming, R. Ganz, F. Hart, H. Harty, J. Hind, H. Howells, H. Hughes, E. Lodge, H. Loughborough, P. McIntyre, E. Moeran, D. Parke, B. Pentland, J. Raynor, E. Rubbra, M. Sheldon, A. Stout, P. Sweetman, C. Thomas, K. Tod, B. Treharne, M. Weaver, K. Weigl, P. Wilkinson (A cradle song)
- O men from the fields (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - M. Brand, A. Cooke, E. Deale, H. Howells, H. Hughes, H. Loughborough, J. Raynor, C. Thomas, B. Treharne
- Once I loved a maiden fair (from Wild Earth) - R. Coghill, E. Deale, C. Gibbs (A ballad maker)
- Once I Loved a Maiden fair (Once I loved a maiden fair) (from Wild Earth) - R. Coghill
- One day you'll come to my husband's door (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax (Dermott Donn MacMorna)
- On Saint Bride's day, when it comes, I will throw a sail on the lake (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax, H. Harty (A Rann of Wandering)
- Rann of Exile (Nor right, nor left, nor any road I see a comrade face) (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax, H. Hughes
- Rann of Wandering (On Saint Bride's day, when it comes, I will throw a sail on the lake) (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax, H. Harty
- She moved thro' the fair (My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind) (from Wild Earth and Other Poems) - H. Hughes
- Singing bird (O forest bird, forget your songs!) (from Creatures) [x] *
- The birds that soar break space - H. Cowell *
- The crane (I know you, Crane) (from Creatures) - A. Fleischmann *
- The fiddles were playing and playing (from Wild Earth) - A. Bax (Across the door)
- The mantle of blue (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - E. Lodge
- The pidgeons (Odalisques, odalisques) (from Dramatic Legends and Other Poems)
- The pigeons (Odalisques, odalisques) (from Dramatic Legends and Other Poems) - A. Bax
- The terrible robber men (O ! I wish the sun was bright in the sky) (from Wild Earth) - G. Finzi, H. Hughes, A. O'Murnaghan, B. Treharne
- The tin-whistle player ('Tis long since, long since) (from Old Pastures) - E. Deale [x] *
- 'Tis long since, long since (from Old Pastures) - E. Deale (The tin-whistle player) [x] *
- Tread softly (O men from the fields) (from Wild Earth) - J. Dear
Last update: 2025-04-20 15:53:21