Texts by H. Waddell set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Helen Jane Waddell (1889 - 1965)

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

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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
Evening on the Moselle (What colour are they now, thy quiet waters?) (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - I. Boyle, 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)
Sleep () - I. Boyle [x]
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
Storm () - I. Boyle [x] ⊗
Take him, earth, for cherishing - C. Orr [x]
Take thou this Rose O Rose (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - M. Howard, R. Hugill (The painted rose)
The dew is heavy on the grass ⊗
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 moon is shining on this borderland (from Lyrics from the Chinese) ⊗
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 swallows take their flight ⊗
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 ⊗
What colour are they now, thy quiet waters? (from Medieval Latin Lyrics) - I. Boyle, G. Holst (Evening on the Moselle)
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

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