The terrible robber men (Colum, set by H. Hughes, B. Treharne, A. O'Murnaghan) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


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 !

Authorship

Padraic Colum (1881-1972)

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

Herbert Hughes (1882-1937)

Songs from Connacht

Art O'Murnaghan

Bryceson Treharne (1879-1948)

Date added to the website: 2009-01-13.

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