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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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]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-13
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