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by Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972)

The terrible robber men
Language: English 
O ! I wish the sun was bright in the sky, 
And the fox was back in his den, O ! 

For always I'm hearing the passing by 
Of the terrible robber men, O ! 

O ! what does the fox carry over the rye 
When it's bright in the morn again, O ! 

And what is it making the lonesome cry 
With the terrible robber men, O ! 

O ! I wish the sun was bright in the sky, 
And the fox was back in his den, O ! 

For always I'm hearing the passing by 
Of the terrible robber men, O ! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972), "The terrible robber men", appears in Wild Earth, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "The terrible robber men", 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "The terrible robber men", <<1937 [ voice and piano ], from Songs from Connacht [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Art O'Murnaghan , "The terrible robber men", published 1937 [ unaccompanied voice ], arrangement [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Bryceson Treharne (1879 - 1948), "The terrible robber men", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 95

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