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Author: John Masefield (1878-1967)
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 A Ballad of Cape St. Vincent (Now, Bill, ain't it prime to be a-sailing'
) (from Salt Water Ballads) H. Löhr: A Ballad of Cape St. Vincent
A Christmas carol (A wind is rustling "south and soft"
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Davidson
A land of shadows (Silent are the woods, and the dim green boughs are) (from Salt Water Ballads) - R. Redman
A night at Dago Tom's (Oh yesterday, I t'ink it was, while cruisin' down the street) (from Salt Water Ballads) - S. Lewis
A pier-head chorus (Oh I'll be chewing salted horse and biting flinty bread) (from Salt Water Ballads) T. Wood: Pier head chorus
A prayer for king and country - W. Davies [x]
A sailor's prayer (When the last sea is sailed and the last shallow charted) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel
A valediction (We're bound for blue water where the great winds blow) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Barnes
A wanderer's song (A wind's in the heart of me, a fire's in my heels
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - T. Hewitt-Jones, J. Keel, O. Rasbach
A wind is rustling "south and soft"
(from Salt Water Ballads) M. Davidson: A Christmas carol
F. Ayres: Christmas Eve at Sea
A wind's in the heart of me (A wind's in the heart of me, a fire's in my heels
) (from Salt Water Ballads) T. Hewitt-Jones, J. Keel, O. Rasbach: A wanderer's song
A wind's in the heart of me, a fire's in my heels
(from Salt Water Ballads) T. Hewitt-Jones, J. Keel, O. Rasbach: A wanderer's song
All the merry kettle-drums are thudding into rhyme
(from Salt Water Ballads) H. Gardiner, V. Hickey, S. Lewis, P. Turnbull: Cavalier
All the sheets are clacking, all the blocks are whining (from Ballads and Poems) V. Hickey: Third Mate
An old song re-sung (I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing, a-sailing
) (from Ballads and Poems) - C. Griffes, T. Dobson, H. Gardiner, E. Martin
And he came by her cabin to the west of the road, calling
(from A Mainsail Haul) R. Clarke: The Seal Man
August (How still this quiet cornfield is to-night!) (from Philip the King, and Other Poems) - R. Still
August 1914 (How still this quiet cornfield is to-night!) (from Philip the King, and Other Poems) G. Finzi: from 'August 1914'
R. Still: August
Be good to me, o Lord (When the last sea is sailed and the last shallow charted) (from Salt Water Ballads) - G. Gibbs
Beauty (I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
) (from Ballads and Poems) - E. Barratt, E. Bartley, C. Cope, M. Davidson, N. Gilbert, R. Hageman, S. Lewis, H. Löhr, E. Martin, B. Posaminick, M. Herbert
British Eighth March (When the cruel war is done) - Z. Elliott [x]
By a Bier-Side (This is a sacred city, built of marvellous earth) (from The Tragedy of Pompey the Great) - C. Gibbs, I. Gurney
Cape Horn Gospel (I was in a hooker once, said Karlssen
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel, J. Boyd, S. Lewis
Captain Stratton's Fancy (Oh, some are fond of red wine and some are fond of white
) (from Ballads and Poems) - P. Warlock, D. Taylor, I. Gurney, G. Bachlund
Cargoes (Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir
) (from Ballads and Poems) - S. Burkinshaw, R. Clarke, T. Dobson, W. Grant, S. Lewis, E. Martin, M. Shaw, M. Shaw, P. Tomblings
Cavalier (All the merry kettle-drums are thudding into rhyme
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - H. Gardiner, V. Hickey, S. Lewis, P. Turnbull
Choral: Laugh and be merry (Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song) (from Ballads) - J. Holbrooke
Christmas Eve at Sea (A wind is rustling "south and soft"
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - F. Ayres
Dartmouth concerto (Once in a hundred years the Lemmings come) (from Enslaved and Other Poems) - Z. Durkó
D'Avalos' prayer (When the last sea is sailed and the last shallow charted) (from Salt Water Ballads) C. Forsyth: When the last sea is sailed
G. Gibbs: Be good to me, o Lord
J. Keel: A sailor's prayer
Down Bye Street (Down Bye Street, in a little Shropshire town) (from The Widow in the Bye Street) - S. Homer
Down Bye Street, in a little Shropshire town (from The Widow in the Bye Street) S. Homer: Down Bye Street
Down to the sea (I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - E. Gest
Dunno a heap about the what an' why
(from Salt Water Ballads) J. Ireland, R. Clarke: Vagabond
Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth nor blessed abode
(from Ballads) G. Dyson, G. Slater: The seekers
From '41 to '51
S. Homer: The Everlasting Mercy
from 'August 1914' (How still this quiet cornfield is to-night!) (from Philip the King, and Other Poems) - G. Finzi
Going by Daly's shanty I heard the boys within (from Ballads) F. Scott: Going westward
R. Boughton, H. Fothergill, L. Russell, B. Smith: The emigrant
Going westward (Going by Daly's shanty I heard the boys within) (from Ballads) - F. Scott
Gyászének - Z. Kodály [x]
Hell's pavement (When I'm discharged at Liverpool 'n' draws my bit o' pay) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel
Here the legion halted, here the ranks were broken (from Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems) I. Gurney: The halt of the legion
How still this quiet cornfield is to-night! (from Philip the King, and Other Poems) G. Finzi: from 'August 1914'
R. Still: August
I have seen dawn (I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
) (from Ballads and Poems) - A. Kramer, E. Warren
I have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
(from Ballads and Poems) E. Barratt, E. Bartley, C. Cope, M. Davidson, N. Gilbert, R. Hageman, S. Lewis, H. Löhr, E. Martin, B. Posaminick, M. Herbert: Beauty
A. Kramer, E. Warren: I have seen dawn
I must go down to the seas again (I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Barnes, J. Densmore, R. Mitchell
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky
(from Salt Water Ballads) M. Barnes, J. Densmore, R. Mitchell: I must go down to the seas again
C. Ball: Sea fever
J. Ireland, J. Rico, R. Faith, M. Andrews, C. Bratt, F. Bullock, R. Clarke, D. Crawford, J. Enos, J. Loud, T. Ritchie, J. Rogers, W. Sabin, B. Treharne, Scull: Sea-Fever
E. Gest: Down to the sea
I saw a ship a-sailing (I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing, a-sailing
) (from Ballads and Poems) - R. Pennicuick
I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing, a-sailing
(from Ballads and Poems) R. Greaves: Yellow wine
C. Griffes, T. Dobson, H. Gardiner, E. Martin: An old song re-sung
R. Pennicuick: I saw a ship a-sailing
I saw a star tonight - C. Fordham [x]
I was in a hooker once, said Karlssen
(from Salt Water Ballads) J. Keel, J. Boyd, S. Lewis: Cape Horn Gospel
I will go look for death - R. Greaves, Z. Kodály HUN [x]
In the harbour, in the island, in the Spanish seas
(from Salt Water Ballads) J. Keel, S. Lewis, T. Ritchie: Trade winds
Invocation to Music (Speak to us, Music) (from Poems) - D. Diamond [x] *
It is good to be out on the road, and going one knows not where
(from Salt Water Ballads) M. Head, J. Brown, C. Hand, E. Thiman, S. Wilson, M. Herbert: Tewkesbury Road
It's a sunny pleasant anchorage is Kingdom Come (from Salt Water Ballads) J. Keel: Port of many ships
It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries
(from Salt Water Ballads) R. Mitchell: The white road westward
C. Alison-Crompton, W. Cooper, R. Cundick, R. Redman, C. Rootham, D. Stewart: The west wind
It's pleasant in Holy Mary
(from Ballads) J. Ireland: The bells of San Marie
F. Jackson, E. Martin, H. Roberton, H. Sykes: St. Mary's Bells
June twilight (The twilight comes
) (from Ballads and Poems) - R. Clarke, R. Agnew, E. Martin, P. Wishart
Laugh and be merry (Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song) (from Ballads) - R. Boughton, T. Griffiths
Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song (from Ballads) J. Holbrooke: Choral: Laugh and be merry
R. Boughton, T. Griffiths: Laugh and be merry
Let that which is to come (Let that which is to come be as it may) (from Good Friday and Other Poems) - S. Pimsleur
Let that which is to come be as it may (from Good Friday and Other Poems) S. Pimsleur: Let that which is to come
London Town (Oh London Town's a fine town, and London sights are rare) (from Ballads and Poems) - C. Ashbee, R. Clarke, E. German, M. Shaw
Man is a sacred city, built of marvellous earth
(from The Tragedy of Pompey the Great) W. Whittaker: The chief centurion
Mother Carey (Mother Carey? She's the mother o' the witches
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Barnes, J. Keel
Mother Carey? She's the mother o' the witches
(from Salt Water Ballads) M. Barnes, J. Keel: Mother Carey
Music 1939-40 (Speak to us, Music) (from Poems) [x] * D. Diamond: Invocation to Music
News from Whydah (Oh did you come by Whydah Roads) (from Ballads) [x] H. Gardiner: News from Whydah
Now, Bill, ain't it prime to be a-sailing'
(from Salt Water Ballads) H. Löhr: A Ballad of Cape St. Vincent
Ode to the Red Army [x] A. Bax: To Russia
Oh did you come by Whydah Roads (from Ballads) [x] H. Gardiner: News from Whydah
Oh I'll be chewing salted horse and biting flinty bread (from Salt Water Ballads) T. Wood: Pier head chorus
Oh London Town's a fine town, and London sights are rare (from Ballads and Poems) C. Ashbee, J. Ashbee, R. Clarke, E. German, M. Shaw: London Town
Oh, some are fond of red wine and some are fond of white
(from Ballads and Poems) E. Bristol: The old, bold mate
P. Warlock, D. Taylor, I. Gurney, G. Bachlund: Captain Stratton's Fancy
Oh yesterday, I t'ink it was, while cruisin' down the street (from Salt Water Ballads) S. Lewis: A night at Dago Tom's
Oh yesterday the cutting edge drank thirstily and deep (from Salt Water Ballads) J. Keel: To-morrow
On Eastnor Knoll (Silent are the woods, and the dim green boughs are) (from Salt Water Ballads) - I. Gurney, B. Vercoe, J. Keel
On the downs (Up on the downs the red-eyed kestrels hover) - I. Gurney
Once in a hundred years the Lemmings come (from Enslaved and Other Poems) Z. Durkó: Dartmouth concerto
Once, very long ago (Once, very long ago) (from The Faithful: A Tragedy in Three Acts) - R. Greaves
Once, very long ago (from The Faithful: A Tragedy in Three Acts) R. Greaves: Once, very long ago
One road leads to London
(from Ballads and Poems) J. Densmore, D. Edeson, H. Finch, V. Hickey, G. Holst, S. Lewis, H. Löhr, M. Mulliner, W. Pasfield, E. Rose, L. Thorp, H. Gardiner: Roadways
Out beyond the sunset, could I but find the way (from Salt Water Ballads) R. Clarke, I. Copley, T. Wood: The Golden City of St. Mary
Pier head chorus (Oh I'll be chewing salted horse and biting flinty bread) (from Salt Water Ballads) - T. Wood
Port of Holy Peter (The blue laguna rocks and quivers) (from Ballads and Poems) - T. Hewitt-Jones
Port of many ships (It's a sunny pleasant anchorage is Kingdom Come) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel
Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir
(from Ballads and Poems) S. Burkinshaw, R. Clarke, T. Dobson, W. Grant, S. Lewis, E. Martin, M. Shaw, M. Shaw, P. Tomblings: Cargoes
Rest her soul, she's dead (She has done with the sea's sorrow and all the world's way
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Barnes
Roadways (One road leads to London
) (from Ballads and Poems) - J. Densmore, D. Edeson, H. Finch, V. Hickey, G. Holst, S. Lewis, H. Löhr, M. Mulliner, W. Pasfield, E. Rose, L. Thorp, H. Gardiner
Sea fever (I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - C. Ball
Sea-Fever (I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Ireland, J. Rico, R. Faith, M. Andrews, C. Bratt, F. Bullock, R. Clarke, D. Crawford, J. Enos, J. Loud, T. Ritchie, J. Rogers, W. Sabin, B. Treharne, Scull
She has done with the sea's sorrow and all the world's way
(from Salt Water Ballads) M. Barnes: Rest her soul, she's dead
Silent are the woods, and the dim green boughs are (from Salt Water Ballads) I. Gurney, B. Vercoe, J. Keel: On Eastnor Knoll
R. Redman: A land of shadows
So beautiful, so dainty-sweet
(from Ballads) A. Shepherd, F. Swain: The gentle lady
So many true princesses who have gone - E. Elgar [x]
Song of Ronin (We lay on the reeds) (from The Faithful: A Tragedy in Three Acts) - R. Greaves
Song of the Fifth Ronin (We lay on the reeds) (from The Faithful: A Tragedy in Three Acts) R. Greaves: Song of Ronin
Sorrow o' Mydath (Weary the cry of the wind is, weary the sea
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - C. Alison-Crompton, M. Davidson, C. Griffes, P. Miles, R. Ward
Speak to us, Music (from Poems) [x] * D. Diamond: Invocation to Music
St. Mary's Bells (It's pleasant in Holy Mary
) (from Ballads) - F. Jackson, E. Martin, H. Roberton, H. Sykes
Staggering over the running combers (from Salt Water Ballads) L. Walters: The Galley-Rowers
Tewkesbury Road (It is good to be out on the road, and going one knows not where
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - M. Head, J. Brown, C. Hand, E. Thiman, S. Wilson, M. Herbert
The bells of San Marie (It's pleasant in Holy Mary
) (from Ballads) - J. Ireland
The blue laguna rocks and quivers (from Ballads and Poems) T. Hewitt-Jones: Port of Holy Peter
The chief centurion (Man is a sacred city, built of marvellous earth
) (from The Tragedy of Pompey the Great) - W. Whittaker
The emigrant (Going by Daly's shanty I heard the boys within) (from Ballads) - R. Boughton, H. Fothergill, L. Russell, B. Smith
The Everlasting Mercy (From '41 to '51
) - S. Homer
The Galley-Rowers (Staggering over the running combers) (from Salt Water Ballads) - L. Walters
The gentle lady (So beautiful, so dainty-sweet
) (from Ballads) - A. Shepherd, F. Swain
The Golden City of St. Mary (Out beyond the sunset, could I but find the way) (from Salt Water Ballads) - R. Clarke, I. Copley, T. Wood
The halt of the legion (Here the legion halted, here the ranks were broken) (from Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems) - I. Gurney
The lemmings (Once in a hundred years the Lemmings come) (from Enslaved and Other Poems) Z. Durkó: Dartmouth concerto
The New Bedford Whaler (There was a 'Bedford Whaler put out to hunt for oil) (from Salt-Water Poems and Ballads) - T. Ritchie
The old, bold mate (Oh, some are fond of red wine and some are fond of white
) (from Ballads and Poems) - E. Bristol
The Seal Man (And he came by her cabin to the west of the road, calling
) (from A Mainsail Haul) - R. Clarke
The seekers (Friends and loves we have none, nor wealth nor blessed abode
) (from Ballads) - G. Dyson, G. Slater
The twilight comes
(from Ballads and Poems) R. Clarke, R. Agnew, E. Martin, P. Wishart: June twilight
The wayfarer - F. Allitsen [x]
The west wind (It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - C. Alison-Crompton, W. Cooper, R. Cundick, R. Redman, C. Rootham, D. Stewart
The white road westward (It's a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds' cries
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - R. Mitchell
The Widow's Prayer (from The Widow in the Bye Street) - S. Homer [x]
The Widow's Song (from The Widow in the Bye Street) - S. Homer [x]
The wild duck (Twilight. Red in the West) (from Ballads and Poems) - C. Forsyth
Theodore (They sacked the ships of London town
) G. Berners: Theodore, or The Pirate King
Theodore, or The Pirate King (They sacked the ships of London town
) - G. Berners
There was a 'Bedford Whaler put out to hunt for oil (from Salt-Water Poems and Ballads) T. Ritchie: The New Bedford Whaler
They sacked the ships of London town
G. Berners: Theodore, or The Pirate King
Third Mate (All the sheets are clacking, all the blocks are whining) (from Ballads and Poems) - V. Hickey
This is a sacred city, built of marvellous earth (from The Tragedy of Pompey the Great) C. Gibbs, I. Gurney: By a Bier-Side
To Russia - A. Bax [x]
To-morrow (Oh yesterday the cutting edge drank thirstily and deep) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel
Trade winds (In the harbour, in the island, in the Spanish seas
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Keel, S. Lewis, T. Ritchie
Twilight (Twilight it is, and the far woods are dim, and the rooks cry and call) (from Ballads and Poems) - C. Alison-Crompton, T. Dobson, A. Marples, E. Moeran, D. Moule-Evans, J. Keel
Twilight it is, and the far woods are dim, and the rooks cry and call (from Ballads and Poems) C. Alison-Crompton, T. Dobson, A. Marples, E. Moeran, D. Moule-Evans, J. Keel: Twilight
Twilight. Red in the West (from Ballads and Poems) C. Forsyth: The wild duck
Up on the downs the red-eyed kestrels hover I. Gurney: On the downs
Vagabond (Dunno a heap about the what an' why
) (from Salt Water Ballads) - J. Ireland, R. Clarke
We lay on the reeds (from The Faithful: A Tragedy in Three Acts) R. Greaves: Song of Ronin
Weary the cry of the wind is, weary the sea
(from Salt Water Ballads) C. Alison-Crompton, M. Davidson, C. Griffes, P. Miles, R. Ward: Sorrow o' Mydath
We're bound for blue water where the great winds blow (from Salt Water Ballads) M. Barnes: A valediction
When I'm discharged at Liverpool 'n' draws my bit o' pay (from Salt Water Ballads) J. Keel: Hell's pavement
When the cruel war is done [x] Z. Elliott: British Eighth March
When the last sea is sailed (When the last sea is sailed and the last shallow charted) (from Salt Water Ballads) - C. Forsyth
When the last sea is sailed and the last shallow charted (from Salt Water Ballads) C. Forsyth: When the last sea is sailed
G. Gibbs: Be good to me, o Lord
J. Keel: A sailor's prayer
Yellow wine (I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing, a-sailing
) (from Ballads and Poems) - R. Greaves
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