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Author: Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
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 A moonlit elegy (When on my bed the moonlight falls) - H. de Lange
A spirit haunts the year's last hours (A spirit haunts the year's last hours) - A. Vores
A spirit haunts the year's last hours A. Vores: A spirit haunts the year's last hours
A voice by the cedar tree (A voice by the cedar tree) - C. Saint-Saëns, S. Somervell
A voice by the cedar tree C. Saint-Saëns, S. Somervell: A voice by the cedar tree
Angel of the night (I dream'd there would be Spring no more
) - H. de Lange
Ask me no more (Ask me no more: the moon may draw the sea) - N. Rorem, J. Taffs
Ask me no more: the moon may draw the sea N. Rorem, J. Taffs: Ask me no more
At the window (Vine, vine and eglantine) - S. Bliss
Be near me when my light is low (Be near me when my light is low) - H. de Lange
Be near me when my light is low H. de Lange: Be near me when my light is low
Below the thunders of the upper deep (Below the thunders of the upper deep) - B. Britten
Below the thunders of the upper deep B. Britten: Below the thunders of the upper deep
Birds in the high hall garden (Birds in the high hall garden) - F. Delius, S. Somervell
Birds in the high hall garden F. Delius, S. Somervell: Birds in the high hall garden
Blow, Bugle, blow (The splendour falls on castle walls) NYN C. Gibbs, R. Walthew: The splendour falls
B. Britten: Nocturne
F. Delius: The splendour falls on castle walls
Break, break, break (Break, break, break) - D. Arditti, E. Manning, S. Homer, J. Fernström
Break, break, break D. Arditti, E. Manning, S. Homer, J. Fernström: Break, break, break
Calm is the morn (Calm is the morn without a sound) - G. Holst
Calm is the morn without a sound G. Holst: Calm is the morn
Claribel (Where Claribel low-lieth) - M. Head
Come into the garden (Come into the garden, Maud
) - F. Delius
Come into the garden, Maud (Come into the garden, Maud
) - S. Somervell, O. Dresel
Come into the garden, Maud
F. Delius: Come into the garden
S. Somervell, O. Dresel: Come into the garden, Maud
Cradle song (What does little birdie say) - F. Bridge
Crossing the Bar (Sunset and evening star
) - S. Homer
Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander? S. Homer: The City Child
Dead, long dead (Dead, long dead) - S. Somervell
Dead, long dead S. Somervell: Dead, long dead
Die weiße Eul' (Wenn's Kätzchen heimkehrt als es tagt) - H. Pierson ENG GER
Drop me a flower (Vine, vine and eglantine) - S. Stanford
Enid's Song (Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud
) - S. Homer
Far-Far-Away (What sight so lured him thro' the fields he knew) - N. Rorem
From "Amphion" (The mountain stirred its bushy crown) - C. Ives
Go not, happy day (Go not, happy day) - F. Bridge, F. Delius, F. Liszt, S. Somervell GER
Go not, happy day GER F. Bridge, F. Delius, F. Liszt, S. Somervell: Go not, happy day
Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing S. Elgar: Queen Mary's Song
H. Parker: Lute-Song
He clasps the crag with crooked hands C. Busch, N. Flagello, G. Grant-Schaefer, I. Gurney, J. Heymann, G. Jacob, E. MacDowell, P. Naylor, S. Pierce, J. Wilson: The eagle
Home they brought her warrior dead (Home they brought her warrior dead) - S. Homer
Home they brought her warrior dead S. Homer: Home they brought her warrior dead
I dream'd there would be Spring no more
H. de Lange: Angel of the night
I hate the dreadful hollow (I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood) - S. Somervell
I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood S. Somervell: I hate the dreadful hollow
I have led her home (I have led her home, my love, my only friend) - S. Somervell
I have led her home, my love, my only friend S. Somervell: I have led her home
I was walking a mile (I was walking a mile) - F. Delius
I was walking a mile F. Delius: I was walking a mile
Lute-Song (Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing) - H. Parker
Maud has a garden (Maud has a garden of roses) - S. Somervell
Maud has a garden of roses S. Somervell: Maud has a garden
Minnie and Winnie (Minnie and Winnie slept in a shell
) - S. Homer
Minnie and Winnie slept in a shell
S. Homer: Minnie and Winnie
My life has crept so long (My life has crept so long on a broken wing) - S. Somervell
My life has crept so long on a broken wing S. Somervell: My life has crept so long
Nocturne (The splendour falls on castle walls) - B. Britten NYN
Now sleeps the crimson petal (Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white
) - R. Quilter, N. Rorem
Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white
R. Quilter, N. Rorem: Now sleeps the crimson petal
O let the solid ground (O let the solid ground) - S. Somervell
O let the solid ground S. Somervell: O let the solid ground
O Swallow, Swallow (O swallow, swallow, flying, flying South) - D. Arditti
O swallow, swallow, flying, flying South D. Arditti: O Swallow, Swallow
A. Foote: O Swallow, Swallow, flying South
O Swallow, Swallow, flying South (O swallow, swallow, flying, flying South) - A. Foote
O that 'twere possible (O that 'twere possible) - S. Somervell
O that 'twere possible S. Somervell: O that 'twere possible
Queen Mary's Song (Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing) - S. Elgar
Rivulet crossing my ground (Rivulet crossing my ground) - F. Delius
Rivulet crossing my ground F. Delius: Rivulet crossing my ground
She came to the village church (She came to the village church) - S. Somervell
She came to the village church S. Somervell: She came to the village church
Summer again (Summer is coming, summer is coming) - E. Křenek
Summer is coming, summer is coming M. White: The throstle
E. Křenek: Summer again
Sunset and evening star
S. Homer: Crossing the Bar
Süss und sacht (Süss und sacht, sachte weh', Wind du, vom westlichen Meer) - A. Jensen ENG GER [x]
Süss und sacht, sachte weh', Wind du, vom westlichen Meer ENG GER [x] A. Jensen: Süss und sacht
Sweet and low (Sweet and low, sweet and low
) - J. Barnby, S. Homer, O. Dresel, S. Adams, W. Anderson, J. Backer-Lunde GER
Sweet and low, sweet and low
GER J. Barnby, S. Homer, O. Dresel, S. Adams, W. Anderson, J. Backer-Lunde: Sweet and low
Tears, idle tears (Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean) - F. Bridge
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean F. Bridge: Tears, idle tears
The City Child (Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander?) - S. Homer
The eagle (He clasps the crag with crooked hands) - C. Busch, N. Flagello, G. Grant-Schaefer, I. Gurney, J. Heymann, G. Jacob, E. MacDowell, P. Naylor, S. Pierce, J. Wilson
The fault was mine (The fault was mine, the fault was mine") - S. Somervell
The fault was mine, the fault was mine" S. Somervell: The fault was mine
The mountain stirred its bushy crown C. Ives: From "Amphion"
The Owl (When cats run home and light is come) - H. Gilbert GER
The Poet's Song (The rain had fallen, the Poet arose) - S. Parry
The rain had fallen, the Poet arose S. Parry: The Poet's Song
The sleeping palace (The varying year with blade and sheaf) - N. Rorem
The splendour falls (The splendour falls on castle walls) - C. Gibbs, R. Walthew NYN
The splendour falls on castle walls (The splendour falls on castle walls) - F. Delius NYN
The splendour falls on castle walls NYN C. Gibbs, R. Walthew: The splendour falls
B. Britten: Nocturne
F. Delius: The splendour falls on castle walls
The throstle (Summer is coming, summer is coming) - M. White
The varying year with blade and sheaf N. Rorem: The sleeping palace
The white owl (When cats run home and light is come) - H. Pierson GER
There is sweet music (There is sweet music here that softer falls) - S. Elgar
There is sweet music here (There is sweet music here that softer falls) - S. Chatman
There is sweet music here that softer falls S. Chatman: There is sweet music here
S. Elgar: There is sweet music
There rolls the deep (There rolls the deep where grew the tree) - S. Parry
There rolls the deep where grew the tree S. Parry: There rolls the deep
Thy voice Is heard (Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums) S. Homer: Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums
Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums (Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums) - S. Homer
Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums S. Homer: Thy voice is heard thro' rolling drums
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud
S. Homer: Enid's Song
Vine, vine and eglantine S. Bliss: At the window
S. Stanford: Drop me a flower
Weil noch, Sonnenstrahl (Weil noch, Sonnenstrahl) - F. Liszt ENG GER
Weil noch, Sonnenstrahl ENG GER F. Liszt: Weil noch, Sonnenstrahl
Wenn's Kätzchen heimkehrt als es tagt ENG GER H. Pierson: Die weiße Eul'
What does little birdie say F. Bridge: Cradle song
What sight so lured him thro' the fields he knew N. Rorem: Far-Far-Away
When cats run home and light is come GER H. Gilbert: The Owl
H. Pierson: The white owl
When on my bed the moonlight falls H. de Lange: A moonlit elegy
Where Claribel low-lieth M. Head: Claribel
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