The bonny Earl o' Moray (Volkslieder (Folksongs), set by B. Britten) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


 Ye Hielands and ye Lowlands,
 O where hae ye been?
 Thay hae slain the Earl o' Moray,
 And laid him on the green.

 He was a braw gallant
 And he rade at the ring;
 And the bonnie Earl o' Moray
 He might have been a king.

 O lang will his Lady
 Look frae the Castle Doune,
 Ere she see the Earl o' Moray
 Come soundin' thru' the toon . . .

 O wae tae ye, Huntley,
 And wherefore did ye sae?
 I bade ye bring him wi' you
 And forbade ye him to slay.

 He was a braw gallant
 And he played at the glove;
 And the bonnie Earl o' Moray
 He was the Queen's love.

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Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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

(Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Set in a modified version by

Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)

Set in German, adapted by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) ENG GER

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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