Texts by H. Waddell set in Art Songs and Choral Works
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- Ah, let it drift, that boat of cypress wood (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Ah, let it drift (Ah, let it drift, that boat of cypress wood) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Alone to sacrifice Thou goest, Lord (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst (Good Friday: the Third Nocturne)
- A love song (Noblest, I pray thee) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst
- Before sleep (The toil of day is ebbing) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst, M. Howard
- By day mine eyes, by night my soul desires thee (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard (MS. of Beauvais)
- David's Lament for Jonathan (Low in thy grave with thee) - M. Herbert, M. Howard
- Drinking song (To you, consummate drinkers) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst
- Far beyond all dreams (By day mine eyes, by night my soul desires thee) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- Good Friday: the Third Nocturne (Alone to sacrifice Thou goest, Lord) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- Good Friday (Alone to sacrifice Thou goest, Lord) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst
- How mighty are the Sabbaths, how mighty and how deep (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst (Vespers : Saturday evening)
- How mighty are the Sabbaths (How mighty are the Sabbaths, how mighty and how deep) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst
- How say they that the Ho is wide (How say they that the Ho is wide) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- How say they that the Ho is wide (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Hymn before sleep (The toil of day is ebbing) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - C. Orr
- Intercession against the Plague (Set free Thy people, set free Thy servants) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- Intercession (Set free Thy people, set free Thy servants) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst
- Kiss thou this rose (Take thou this Rose O Rose) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - R. Hugill
- Lovely Venus, what's to do (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- Low in thy grave with thee - M. Herbert, M. Howard (David's Lament for Jonathan)
- MS. of Beauvais (By day mine eyes, by night my soul desires thee) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- MS. of Beauvais (O lovely restless eyes, that speak) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- MS. of Benedictbeuern (Carmina Burana) (So by my singing am I comforted) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Herbert
- MS. of Benedictbeuern (So by my singing am I comforted) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- MS. of St. Rémy at Rheims (Young and gold haired, fair of face) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- My lord is gone away to serve the King (My lord is gone away to serve the King) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- My lord is gone away to serve the King (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- New love (a Roundelay) (With the love of a maid) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard ITA SPA
- New love (Now's the time for pleasure) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) ITA SPA
- Noblest, I pray thee (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst (Noblest, I pray thee)
- Now's the time for pleasure (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) ITA SPA (New love) - J. Coulthard
- O lovely restless eyes, that speak (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard (MS. of Beauvais)
- O lovely restless eyes (O lovely restless eyes, that speak) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- O lovely Venus (Lovely Venus, what's to do) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- Peach blossom after rain (Peach blossom after rain) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Peach blossom after rain (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Philomel singing/ So sweet (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) ITA SPA (New love) - J. Coulthard
- Requiem (Take him, earth, for cherishing) - C. Orr [x]
- Set free Thy people, set free Thy servants (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst (Intercession against the Plague)
- So by my singing am I comforted (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Herbert, M. Howard (MS. of Benedictbeuern)
- So by my singing am I comforted (So by my singing am I comforted) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Howard
- Softly the west wind blows (Softly the west wind blows) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- Softly the west wind blows (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
- Take him, earth, for cherishing [x] - C. Orr
- Take thou this Rose O Rose (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Howard, R. Hugill (The painted rose)
- The gourd has still its bitter leaves (The gourd has still its bitter leaves) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The gourd has still its bitter leaves (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The lost nightingale (Whoever stole you from that bush of broom) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Herbert
- The morning glory climbs above my head (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The morning glory (The morning glory climbs above my head) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The painted rose (Take thou this Rose O Rose) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Howard
- Therefore come they, the crowding maidens - S. Barber
- The rushes on the marsh are green (The rushes on the marsh are green) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The rushes on the marsh are green (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The toil of day is ebbing (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst, M. Howard, C. Orr (Before sleep)
- The Virgin Martyrs (Therefore come they, the crowding maidens) - S. Barber
- The willows by the Eastern Gate (The willows by the Eastern Gate) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- The willows by the Eastern Gate (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- To you, consummate drinkers (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - G. Holst (To you, consummate drinkers)
- Vespers : Saturday evening (How mighty are the Sabbaths, how mighty and how deep) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- We load the sacrificial stands (We load the sacrificial stands) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- We load the sacrificial stands (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- While summer on is stealing () - C. Orr [x]
- White clouds are in the sky (White clouds are in the sky) (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- White clouds are in the sky (from Lyrics from the Chinese) - F. Hart
- Whoever stole you from that bush of broom (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Herbert (Written for his lost nightingale)
- With the love of a maid (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) ITA SPA - J. Coulthard (New love)
- Written for his lost nightingale (Whoever stole you from that bush of broom) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics)
- Young and gold haired, fair of face (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard (MS. of St. Rémy at Rheims)
- Young and gold haired (Young and gold haired, fair of face) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - J. Coulthard
Last update: 2023-05-11 13:35:55