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Author: Gilbert Parker (1862-1932)

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Embers

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Adieu! and the sun goes awearily down (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Twilight

At Sea (Oh, soft was the song in my soul, and soft beyond thought were thy lips ) (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Oh, soft was the song

Fly away, my heart (Oh! traveller, see where the red sparks rise!")
A. Foote: Song of the Forge

I knows a town, an' it's a fine town
E. Elgar: Inside the bar

Inside the bar (I knows a town, an' it's a fine town) - E. Elgar
Irish Folk Song - A. Foote [x]
Oh, soft was the song (Oh, soft was the song in my soul, and soft beyond thought were thy lips ) (from Embers) - E. Elgar
Oh, soft was the song in my soul, and soft beyond thought were thy lips (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Oh, soft was the song

Oh! traveller, see where the red sparks rise!"
A. Foote: Song of the Forge

Once in another land (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Was it some Golden Star?

Song of the Forge (Oh! traveller, see where the red sparks rise!") - A. Foote
The Twilight of Love (Adieu! and the sun goes awearily down ) (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Twilight

Through the round window above, the deep palpable blue (from Embers)
E. Elgar: Oh, soft was the song

Twilight (Adieu! and the sun goes awearily down ) (from Embers) - E. Elgar
Was it some Golden Star? (Once in another land) (from Embers) - E. Elgar