by Robert Anderson (1770 - 1833)
A poor helpless wand'rer, the wide world...
Language: English
A poor helpless wand'rer, the wide world before me
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Anderson (1770 - 1833), "Orphan Bess", from Poetical Works, Vol. II, first published 1820
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by James Hook (1746 - 1827), "Orphan Bess the beggar girl", published 1799. [voice and piano]
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