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Texts by P. Dunbar set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)

Pffenberger Deutzelheim [pseudonym]

Text Collections:

  • Howdy Honey Howdy
  • Joggin' Erlong
  • Lyrics of Love and Laughter
  • Lyrics of Lowly Life
  • Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
  • Lyrics of the Hearthside
  • Majors and Minors
  • Oak and Ivy
  • When Malindy Sings

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

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  • A Banjo Song (Oh, dere's lots o' keer an' trouble) (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - G. Bachlund
  • A boy's summer song ('Tis fine to play) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • Accountability (Folks ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits) (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - G. Bachlund
  • A cloud fell down from the heavens (from Majors and Minors) CHI - S. Coleridge-Taylor, U. Kay (A starry night)
  • A corn-song (On the wide veranda white) (from Majors and Minors) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
  • A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - G. Bachlund, J. Berger, H. Haufrecht, Z. Perry, M. Salter (Life)
  • A crust of bread (A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in) (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - J. Berger
  • A death song (Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, H. Swanson
  • Adown the west a golden glow - A. Lora (At sunset time)
  • A dream (If life were but a dream, my Love) - T. Wendt
  • Advice (W'en you full o' worry) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • A frolic (Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun') - G. Bachlund, A. Hailstork
  • A golden day (I found you and I lost you) - G. Bachlund
  • Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night - M. Garrett (A love song)
  • A Hymn - After reading "Lead, kindly light." (Lead gently, Lord, and slow) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside)
  • Ain't it nice to have a mammy (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • A lilt and a swing (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • A little bird, with plumage brown GER - R. Owens (The sparrow)
  • A little dreaming by the way (A little dreaming by the way) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - J. Carrington
  • A little dreaming by the way (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, J. Carrington (The sum)
  • All de night long twell de moon goes down (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund (Twell de night is pas')
  • A long by the river of ruin (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund (The river of ruin)
  • A love letter (Oh, I des received a letter f’om de sweetest little gal) - A. Hailstork
  • A love song (Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night) - M. Garrett
  • A madrigal (Dream days of fond delight and hours) (from Majors and Minors) - U. Kay
  • An African Love Song (My heart to thy heart) - H. Bull, S. Coleridge-Taylor, E. Nevin
  • An angel, robed in spotless white (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund, T. Cipullo, S. Coleridge-Taylor, F. Hall, F. Leoni, R. Thompson (Dawn)
  • An ante-bellum sermon (We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs) - H. Burleigh
  • An Easy Goin' Feller (Ther' ain't no use in all this strife) - G. Bachlund
  • A Negro Love Song (Seen my lady home las' night) (from Majors and Minors) - A. Hailstork, S. Sargon
  • Angelina (When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel) - F. Peycke
  • An old, worn harp that had been played (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - L. Coerne (The Master-Player)
  • A plea (Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter)
  • Appreciation (My muvver's ist the nicest one) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • A prayer (O Lord, the hard-won miles) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund, S. Coleridge-Taylor, S. Sargon
  • A sailor's song (Oh for the breath of the briny deep) - E. Margetson
  • Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • A song is but a little thing - F. Price (The Poet and His Song)
  • A song (On a summer's day as I sat by a stream) - W. Boyd
  • A song (Thou art the soul of a summer's day) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow)
  • A song () - R. Owens [x]
  • A starry night (A cloud fell down from the heavens) (from Majors and Minors) - S. Coleridge-Taylor, U. Kay CHI
  • A summer night (Summah is de lovin' time) (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - G. Bachlund
  • At candle-lightin' time (When I come in f'om de co'n-fiel' aftah wo'kin' ha'd all day)
  • At sunset time (Adown the west a golden glow) - A. Lora
  • At the tavern (A lilt and a swing) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • A warm day in winter (Sunshine on de medders) (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund
  • Ballad (I know my love is true) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
  • Because I had loved so deeply (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman, R. Di Domenica, C. Lloyd, S. Sargon (Compensation)
  • Bedtime 's come fu' little boys (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Gilchrist, C. Jacobs-Bond (Lullaby)
  • Beyond the years the answer lies - T. Wendt (Beyond the years)
  • Beyond the years (Beyond the years the answer lies) - T. Wendt
  • Bird of my lady's bower (Bird of my lady's bower) (from Lyrics of Lowly Life - Two Songs) - D. Smith
  • Bird of my lady's bower (from Lyrics of Lowly Life - Two Songs) - D. Smith
  • Bones a-gittin' achy - G. Bachlund (Chrismus Is A-Comin')
  • Candle-lightin' time (When I come in f'om de co'n-fiel' aftah wo'kin' ha'd all day) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
  • Chrismus Is A-Comin' (Bones a-gittin' achy) - G. Bachlund
  • Come away to Dreaming Town (Come away to dreamin' town) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - C. Cadman
  • Come away to dreamin' town (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - C. Cadman, F. Hall, E. Hier, F. Price, F. Riker (Dreamin' town)
  • Come when the nights are bright with stars (from Majors and Minors) - G. English, A. Hailstork, K. Miehling, T. Wendt (Invitation to Love)
  • Compensation (Because I had loved so deeply) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman, R. Di Domenica, C. Lloyd, S. Sargon
  • Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning - H. Adams (To the Road!)
  • Creed and not a creed (I am no priest of crooks nor creeds) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • Dawn (An angel, robed in spotless white) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund, T. Cipullo, S. Coleridge-Taylor, F. Hall, R. Thompson
  • Day (The gray dawn on the mountain top) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund, H. Cowell, A. Hailstork
  • Death (Storm and strife and stress) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Cook, F. Foster (Parted)
  • De las' long res' (Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - C. Jacobs-Bond
  • Der Sperling (Ein Vöglein klein mit braun' Gefieder) - G. Bachlund
  • De sun hit shine an' de win' hit blow - W. Still (Winter's approach)
  • Dey was oncet a awful quoil 'twixt de skillet an' de pot (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund (Trouble in de kitchen)
  • Discovered (Seen you down at chu’ch las’ night) - A. Hailstork
  • Dis is gospel weathah, sho' - G. Bachlund
  • Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • Down de Lover's Lane (Summah night an' sighin' breeze) - W. Cook
  • Dream days of fond delight and hours (from Majors and Minors) - U. Kay (A madrigal)
  • Dreamin' Town or Mandy Lou (Come away to dreamin' town) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - F. Riker
  • Dreamin' town (Come away to dreamin' town) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - E. Hier, F. Price
  • Drizzle () - Z. Perry [x]
  • Ef dey's anyt'ing dat riles me (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - G. Bachlund (Possum)
  • Ein Vöglein klein mit braun' Gefieder - G. Bachlund (Der Sperling)
  • Encouragement (Who dat knockin' at de do'?) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter)
  • Enthroned upon the mighty truth - G. Bachlund (Justice)
  • Evening (The moon begins her stately ride) - H. Cowell
  • Florida Night (Win’ a-blowin’ gentle so de san’ lay low) - S. Sargon
  • Folks ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - G. Bachlund (Accountability)
  • Folks is talkin' 'bout de money, 'bout de silvah an' de gold (from Joggin' Erlong) - G. Bachlund (The real question)
  • Forever (I had not known before) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • Fu' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund, C. Koerner (Itching heels)
  • Good-Night (The lark is silent in his nest) (from Majors and Minors) - A. Hailstork, N. Smith
  • Grass commence a-comin' (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - C. Koerner (Spring fever)
  • Growing gray (Hello, ole man, you're a-gittin' gray) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • Heel and toe, heel and toe (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • He had his dream, and all through life - G. Bachlund, A. Hailstork
  • He had his dream (He had his dream, and all through life) - G. Bachlund, A. Hailstork
  • Hello, ole man, you're a-gittin' gray (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • Howdy, honey, howdy (Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own? - S. Coleridge-Taylor (How shall I woo thee)
  • How shall I woo thee (How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own?) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
  • Hymn (O li'l' lamb out in de col') (from Lyrics of the Hearthside)
  • I am no priest of crooks nor creeds (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • I am the mother of sorrows - R. Jennings (The Paradox)
  • I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night - G. Bachlund
  • I did not know that life could be so sweet - A. Hailstork (The Awakening)
  • If I could give you all I have (If I could give you all I have) - L. McLin
  • If I could give you all I have - L. McLin
  • If life were but a dream, my Love - R. Owens, T. Wendt (If)
  • I found you and I lost you - G. Bachlund
  • If you could sit with me beside the sea to–day - A. Hailstork (Longing)
  • If (If life were but a dream, my Love) - R. Owens
  • I had not known before (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • I have seen peoples come and go (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund (Old)
  • I know a man/ with face of tan
  • I know a man - G. Bachlund
  • I know my love is true - S. Coleridge-Taylor (Ballad)
  • I know what the caged bird feels, alas! (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - R. Beckett, F. Price, R. Thompson (Sympathy)
  • I know what the caged bird feels (I know what the caged bird feels, alas!) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - R. Beckett
  • I lafs und sings, und shumps aroundt - G. Bachlund (Lager beer)
  • In May (Oh to have you in May) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - A. Barnett
  • In Memoriam (When all is done, and my last word is said) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - T. Kerr
  • Invitation to Love (Come when the nights are bright with stars) (from Majors and Minors) - G. English, A. Hailstork, K. Miehling, T. Wendt
  • I 's boun' to see my gal to-night (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - M. Andrews (On the road)
  • Itching heels (Fu' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down) (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund, C. Koerner
  • It is as if a silver chord (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • I 've been list'nin' to them lawyers - G. Bachlund (The Lawyers' Way)
  • Jump back, honey, jump back (Seen my lady home las' night) (from Majors and Minors) - W. Dawson
  • Justice (Enthroned upon the mighty truth) - G. Bachlund
  • Lager beer (I lafs und sings, und shumps aroundt) - G. Bachlund
  • Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, C. Jacobs-Bond, H. Swanson (A death song)
  • Lead gently, Lord, and slow (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, W. Boyd (A Hymn - After reading "Lead, kindly light.")
  • Lead gently, Lord (Lead gently, Lord, and slow) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, W. Boyd
  • Life (A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in) (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - G. Bachlund, H. Haufrecht, Z. Perry, M. Salter
  • Li'l' Gal (Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low, Li'l' gal) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Adams
  • Litl' Gal (Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low, Li'l' gal) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - J. Johnson
  • Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes - A. Hailstork (Little Brown Baby)
  • Little Brown Baby (Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes) - A. Hailstork
  • Longing (If you could sit with me beside the sea to–day) - A. Hailstork
  • Love hath the wings of the butterfly (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Boyd (Love's phases)
  • Love is the light of the world, my dear (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter - Lyrics of Love and Sorrow) - A. Bergh
  • Love is the light of the world (Love is the light of the world, my dear) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter - Lyrics of Love and Sorrow) - A. Bergh
  • Love me. I care not what the circling years (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Boyd, R. Thompson (Love's apotheosis)
  • Love Memory (Thou art the soul of a summer's day) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - H. Adams
  • Love Response (When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Adams
  • Lover's lane (Summah night an' sighin' breeze)
  • Love's apotheosis (Love me. I care not what the circling years) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - R. Thompson
  • Love's exaltation (Love me. I care not what the circling years) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Boyd
  • Love's phases (Love hath the wings of the butterfly) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Boyd
  • Lullaby (Bedtime 's come fu' little boys) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside)
  • Lullaby (Sing me, sweet, a soothing psalm) - G. Bachlund
  • Mandy Lou (Come away to dreamin' town) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - F. Hall
  • Morning (The mist has left the greening plain) - H. Cowell, A. Hailstork
  • Mortality (Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • My heart to thy heart, my hand to thine (Song) - H. Bull, S. Coleridge-Taylor, A. Hailstork, E. Nevin
  • My Heart to Thy Heart (My heart to thy heart) - A. Hailstork
  • My heart to thy heart - H. Bull, S. Coleridge-Taylor, A. Hailstork, E. Nevin (Song)
  • My lady (De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Cook
  • My muvver's ist the nicest one (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund (Appreciation)
  • My star (Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - H. Hadley
  • Night (Silence, and whirling worlds afar) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - H. Cowell, A. Hailstork
  • Noddin' by the fire (Some folks t'inks hit 's right an' p'opah) (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund
  • Not they who soar, but they who plod (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • Not they who soar (Not they who soar, but they who plod) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • Ode to Ethiopia (O Mother Race! to thee I bring)
  • Oh, dere's lots o' keer an' trouble (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - G. Bachlund
  • Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low, Li'l' gal (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Adams, J. Johnson (Li'l' Gal)
  • Oh for the breath of the briny deep - E. Margetson (A sailor's song)
  • Oh, I am hurt to death, my Love - R. Thompson (One life)
  • Oh, I des received a letter f’om de sweetest little gal - A. Hailstork (A love letter)
  • Oh to have you in May (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - A. Barnett (In May)
  • Old (I have seen peoples come and go) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund
  • O li'l' lamb out in de col' (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - H. Haufrecht (Hymn)
  • O li'l lamb (O li'l' lamb out in de col') (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - H. Haufrecht
  • O Lord, the hard-won miles (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund, S. Coleridge-Taylor, R. Dett, M. Emery, S. Sargon (A prayer)
  • O Lord, the hard-won miles (O Lord, the hard-won miles) (from Majors and Minors) - R. Dett
  • O Mother Race! to thee I bring (Ode to Ethiopia) - A. Hailstork
  • On a Clean Book () - Z. Perry [x]
  • On a summer's day as I sat by a stream - W. Boyd (A song)
  • One life (Oh, I am hurt to death, my Love) - R. Thompson
  • On the road (I 's boun' to see my gal to-night) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - M. Andrews
  • On the wide veranda white (from Majors and Minors) - S. Coleridge-Taylor (A corn-song)
  • Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing - J. Heggie (Ships that pass in the night)
  • Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, M. Bauer, S. Coleridge-Taylor, H. Hadley (Over the hills)
  • Over the hills (Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, M. Bauer, S. Coleridge-Taylor
  • Parted (De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside)
  • Parted (She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies) - W. Still
  • Philosophy (I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night) - G. Bachlund
  • Po' lil' lamb! (Bedtime 's come fu' little boys) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - C. Jacobs-Bond
  • Possum (Ef dey's anyt'ing dat riles me) (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - G. Bachlund
  • Prologue: Ships that pass in the night (Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing) - J. Heggie
  • Response (When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Walker
  • Riding to town (When labor is light and the morning is fair) (from Majors and Minors) - H. Haufrecht, T. Kerr
  • Scamp (Ain't it nice to have a mammy) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • Seen my lady home las' night (from Majors and Minors) - W. Dawson, J. Gilroth, A. Hailstork, S. Sargon (A Negro Love Song)
  • Seen my lady home las' night (Seen my lady home las' night) (from Majors and Minors) - J. Gilroth
  • Seen you down at chu’ch las’ night - A. Hailstork (Discovered)
  • She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies - W. Still (Parted)
  • Ships that pass in the night (Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing)
  • Silence, and whirling worlds afar (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - H. Cowell, A. Hailstork (Night)
  • Silence ('T is better to sit here beside the sea) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman
  • Silence ('T is better to sit here beside the sea) - L. McLin
  • Sing me, sweet, a soothing psalm - G. Bachlund
  • Sling along, sling along, sling along (from Joggin' Erlong) - G. Bachlund (Sling Along)
  • Sling Along (Sling along, sling along, sling along) (from Joggin' Erlong) - G. Bachlund
  • Slow de night's a-fallin' (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • Slumber song (The lark is silent in his nest) (from Majors and Minors) - W. Boyd
  • Sol' down de stream (De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - F. Foster
  • Some folks t'inks hit 's right an' p'opah (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund
  • Song of Summer (Dis is gospel weathah, sho') - G. Bachlund
  • Song (My heart to thy heart)
  • Song (Wintah, summah, snow er shine) - S. Sargon
  • Southern lullaby (Bedtime 's come fu' little boys) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - W. Gilchrist
  • Speak up, Ike, an' 'spress yo'se'f (Who dat knockin' at de do'?) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Sawyer
  • Spring fever (Grass commence a-comin') (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - C. Koerner
  • Spring Song () - Z. Perry [x]
  • Storm and strife and stress (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • Summah is de lovin' time (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - A. Aldridge, G. Bachlund (A summer night)
  • Summah is de Lovin' Time (Summah is de lovin' time) (from Howdy Honey Howdy) - A. Aldridge
  • Summah night an' sighin' breeze - W. Cook (Lover's lane)
  • Sunset (The river sleeps beneath the sky) - A. Hailstork, Z. Perry
  • Sunshine on de medders (from When Malindy Sings) - G. Bachlund (A warm day in winter)
  • Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun' - G. Bachlund, A. Hailstork (A frolic)
  • Sympathy (I know what the caged bird feels, alas!) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - F. Price, R. Thompson
  • Sympathy (The tear another's tears bring forth) (from Oak and Ivy)
  • The Awakening (I did not know that life could be so sweet) - A. Hailstork
  • The Birth of Morn (An angel, robed in spotless white) (from Majors and Minors) - F. Leoni
  • The Boogah Man (W'en de evenin' shadders) - M. Lea
  • The dance (Heel and toe, heel and toe) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • The gray dawn on the mountain top (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund, H. Cowell, A. Hailstork (Day)
  • The lake's dark breast is all unrest (The rising of the storm) - D. Smith
  • The lake's dark breast - D. Smith (The rising of the storm)
  • The lark is silent in his nest (from Majors and Minors) - W. Boyd, A. Hailstork, N. Smith (Good-Night)
  • The Lawyers' Way (I 've been list'nin' to them lawyers) - G. Bachlund
  • The mask (We wear the mask that grins and lies) - T. Weston GER
  • The Master-Player (An old, worn harp that had been played) (from Lyrics of Lowly Life) - L. Coerne
  • The mist has left the greening plain - A. Aldridge, H. Cowell, A. Hailstork (Morning)
  • The moon begins her stately ride - H. Cowell (Evening)
  • The news (Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me?) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • Theology (There is a heaven, for ever, day by day) - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman
  • The Paradox (I am the mother of sorrows) - R. Jennings
  • The Poet and His Song (A song is but a little thing) - F. Price
  • Ther' ain't no use in all this strife - G. Bachlund
  • The real question (Folks is talkin' 'bout de money, 'bout de silvah an' de gold) (from Joggin' Erlong) - G. Bachlund
  • There is a heaven, for ever, day by day - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman (Theology)
  • The rising of the storm (The lake's dark breast) - D. Smith
  • The river of ruin (A long by the river of ruin) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • The river sleeps beneath the sky - A. Hailstork, Z. Perry (Sunset)
  • The Sand-Man (I know a man) - G. Bachlund
  • The secret (What says the wind to the waving trees?) - R. Owens
  • The sparrow (A little bird, with plumage brown) - R. Owens GER
  • The sum (A little dreaming by the way) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • The tear another's tears bring forth (from Oak and Ivy) (Sympathy) -
  • The Unlucky Apple (‘Twas the apple that in Eden) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - L. McLin
  • The valse (When to sweet music my lady is dancing) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - C. Koerner
  • Thou art my lute, by thee I sing,— - A. Hailstork, K. Miehling (Thou art my lute)
  • Thou art my lute (Thou art my lute, by thee I sing,—) - A. Hailstork, K. Miehling
  • Thou art the soul of a summer's day (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - H. Adams, E. Ball, A. Hailstork (A song)
  • Thou Art The Soul of a Summer's Day (Thou art the soul of a summer's day) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - A. Hailstork
  • Thy tones are silver melted into sound - K. Miehling (To a Lady Playing the Harp)
  • 'T is better to sit here beside the sea (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund, C. Cooman (Silence)
  • 'T is better to sit here beside the sea - L. McLin (Silence)
  • 'Tis fine to play (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • 'Tis Morning (The mist has left the greening plain) - A. Aldridge
  • To a dead friend (It is as if a silver chord) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • To a Lady playing the Harp (Thy tones are silver melted into sound) - K. Miehling
  • To the Road! (Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning) - H. Adams
  • Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - J. Carpenter (A plea)
  • Treat me nice (Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane) (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - J. Carpenter
  • Trouble in de kitchen (Dey was oncet a awful quoil 'twixt de skillet an' de pot) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • ‘Twas an apple in Eden (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) (The Unlucky Apple) - L. McLin
  • ‘Twas the apple that in Eden (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - L. McLin (The Unlucky Apple)
  • Twell de night is pas' (All de night long twell de moon goes down) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund
  • Vengeance is sweet (When I was young I longed for Love) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs - H. Burleigh (An ante-bellum sermon)
  • W'en de evenin' shadders - M. Lea (The Boogah Man)
  • W'en us fellers stomp around, makin' lots o' noise - G. Bachlund
  • W'en you full o' worry (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - G. Bachlund (Advice)
  • We wear the mask that grins and lies GER - G. Bachlund, R. Thompson, T. Weston (We wear the mask)
  • We wear the mask (We wear the mask that grins and lies) - G. Bachlund, R. Thompson GER
  • What says the wind to the waving trees? - R. Owens (The secret)
  • What's the use o' folks a-frownin' - G. Bachlund, F. Price (What's the use?)
  • What's the use? (What's the use o' folks a-frownin') - G. Bachlund, F. Price
  • When A Feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked (W'en us fellers stomp around, makin' lots o' noise) - G. Bachlund
  • When all is done, and my last word is said (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, W. Boyd, T. Kerr (When all is done)
  • When all is done (When all is done, and my last word is said) (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund, W. Boyd
  • When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel - F. Peycke (Angelina)
  • When I come in f'om de co'n-fiel' aftah wo'kin' ha'd all day - S. Coleridge-Taylor (At candle-lightin' time)
  • When I was young I longed for Love (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund
  • When labor is light and the morning is fair (from Majors and Minors) - H. Haufrecht, T. Kerr (Riding to town)
  • When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Adams, G. Walker (Response)
  • When to sweet music my lady is dancing (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - C. Koerner (The valse)
  • Where healing waters flow (O Lord, the hard-won miles) (from Majors and Minors) - M. Emery
  • Whip-Poor-Will and Katy-Did (Slow de night's a-fallin') (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - G. Bachlund
  • Who dat knockin' at de do'? (from Lyrics of Love and Laughter) - H. Sawyer (Encouragement)
  • Who knows? (Thou art the soul of a summer's day) (from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow) - E. Ball
  • Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me? (from Lyrics of the Hearthside) - G. Bachlund (The news)
  • Why fades a dream? (Why fades a dream?) (from Majors and Minors) - G. Bachlund, W. Boyd, M. Busch
  • Win’ a-blowin’ gentle so de san’ lay low - S. Sargon
  • Wintah, summah, snow er shine - S. Sargon
  • Winter's approach (De sun hit shine an' de win' hit blow) - W. Still

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