Author: William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

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A coat (I made my song a coat)
J. Wilson: The coat

A Cradle Song (The angels are stooping, above your bed) - I. Gurney
A dream (I dreamed that one had died in a strange place ) - R. Clarke
A dream of death (I dreamed that one had died in a strange place ) - G. Whettam, L. Gilman, R. Milford, E. Moeran
Aedh hears the Cry of the Sedge (I wander by the edge )
P. Warlock, P. Schwartz: He hears the cry of the sedge

Aedh laments the Loss of Love (Pale brows, still hands and dim hair )
R. Warren, R. Warren: Elegy
P. Warlock, P. Warlock: The lover mourns for the loss of love

Aedh tells of the perfect Beauty (O cloud-pale eyelids, dream-dimmed eyes )
P. Schwartz: He tells of the perfect beauty

Aedh thinks of those who have spoken Evil of his Beloved (Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair )
T. Dunhill: To Dectora
P. Schwartz: He thinks of those who have spoken evil of his beloved

Aedh wished for the Cloths of Heaven (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths ) - F. Austin, H. Bedford
Aedh wishes for the cloths of heaven (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths )
S. Roberton: Cloths of heaven
D. Stewart: Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths
M. Harvey: He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
R. Clarke, T. Dunhill, I. Gurney, P. Warlock, B. Boydell, C. Brumby, J. Carter, P. Heininen: The cloths of heaven
L. Ronald, C. Van Nuys Fogel: Aedh wished for the cloths of heaven
F. Austin, H. Bedford: Aedh wished for the Cloths of Heaven
G. Bachlund, N. Marshall, R. Roderick-Jones: He wishes for the cloths of heaven

Aedh wishes his Beloved were dead (Were you but lying cold and dead) - H. Eichheim, C. Van Nuys Fogel
After long silence (Speech after long silence) - R. Warren [x] *
All the heavy days are over
J. Mallinson: Dream of a blessed spirit

All the words that I gather (All the words that I utter ) - L. Campbell-Tipton
All the words that I gather
I. Gurney: All the words that I utter
L. Campbell-Tipton: All the words that I gather
E. Whyte: The destiny of my words

All the words that I utter (All the words that I utter ) - I. Gurney
All the words that I utter
I. Gurney: All the words that I utter
L. Campbell-Tipton: All the words that I gather
E. Whyte: The destiny of my words

An epitaph (I dreamed that one had died in a strange place )
G. Whettam, L. Gilman, R. Milford, E. Moeran: A dream of death
R. Clarke: A dream

Aodh to Dectora (Were you but lying cold and dead)
H. Eichheim, C. Van Nuys Fogel: Aedh wishes his Beloved were dead

Ballad of the Foxhunter (Now lay me in a cushioned chair ) - C. Loeffler, B. Holmes
Before the world was made (If I made the lashes dark) - F. Routh [x] *
Beloved, may your sleep be sound *
J. Beeson, M. Tippett, J. Wilson: Lullaby
J. Eaton: Song

Brown penny (I whispered, "I am too young,") - A. Blank, R. Warren, R. Rollin
Brown Penny (Another Waltz) (I whispered, "I am too young,") - V. Rieti
But I was young and foolish (Down by the Salley Gardens) - S. Adler
Cap and Bell (The Jester walked in the garden) CZE
V. Ambros: The cap and bells

Čapka s rolničkami - V. Ambros CZE ENG [x]
Cathleen ni Houlihan (The old brown thorn-trees break in two high over Cummen Strand ) - I. Gurney
Cathleen, the Daughter of Hoolihan (The old brown thorn-trees break in two high over Cummen Strand )
I. Gurney: Cathleen ni Houlihan
B. Boydell, B. Boydell, B. Boydell: Red Hanrahan's Song

Cloths of heaven (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths ) - S. Roberton
Consolation (O but there is wisdom) - K. Schoonenbeek [x] *
Dance there upon the shore
H. Wood, D. Ruyneman: To a Child dancing in the Wind

Down by the Salley Gardens (Down by the Salley Gardens) - R. Clarke, I. Gurney, H. Hughes
Down by the Salley Gardens
S. Adler: But I was young and foolish
R. Clarke, I. Gurney, H. Hughes: Down by the Salley Gardens
G. Finzi, J. Ireland, M. Plumsted: The Salley Gardens
B. Britten: Down by the Sally Gardens

Down by the Sally Gardens (Down by the Salley Gardens) - B. Britten
Dream of a blessed spirit (All the heavy days are over) - J. Mallinson
Elegy (Pale brows, still hands and dim hair ) - R. Warren, R. Warren
Everlasting voices (O sweet everlasting Voices, be still ) - T. Kelly
Girl's song - J. Eaton, A. Berger, C. Duncan [x] *
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths ) - D. Stewart
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths
S. Roberton: Cloths of heaven
D. Stewart: Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths
M. Harvey: He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
R. Clarke, T. Dunhill, I. Gurney, P. Warlock, B. Boydell, C. Brumby, J. Carter, P. Heininen: The cloths of heaven
L. Ronald, C. Van Nuys Fogel: Aedh wished for the cloths of heaven
F. Austin, H. Bedford: Aedh wished for the Cloths of Heaven
G. Bachlund, N. Marshall, R. Roderick-Jones: He wishes for the cloths of heaven

Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair
T. Dunhill: To Dectora
P. Schwartz: He thinks of those who have spoken evil of his beloved

He hears the cry of the sedge (I wander by the edge ) - P. Warlock, P. Schwartz
He reproves the curlew (O, curlew, cry no more in the air ) - P. Warlock, R. Roderick-Jones, P. Glanville-Hicks
He tells of the perfect beauty (O cloud-pale eyelids, dream-dimmed eyes ) - P. Schwartz
He thinks of those who have spoken evil of his beloved (Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair ) - P. Schwartz
He wishes for the cloths of heaven (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths ) - G. Bachlund, N. Marshall, R. Roderick-Jones
Host of the air (O'Driscoll drove with a song) - T. Dunhill
I cried when the moon was murmuring to the birds
P. Warlock: The withering of the boughs

I dreamed that one had died in a strange place
G. Whettam, L. Gilman, R. Milford, E. Moeran: A dream of death
R. Clarke: A dream

I have old women's secrets now *
S. Barber: The secrets of the old

I hear the Shadowy Horses, their long manes a-shake ITA
S. Homer: Michael Robartes Bids his Beloved be at Peace

I heard the old, old men say *
N. Rorem: The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water

I made my song a coat
J. Wilson: The coat

I wander by the edge
P. Warlock, P. Schwartz: He hears the cry of the sedge

I went out to the hazel wood
G. Bachlund: The Song of Wandering Aengus

I whispered, "I am too young,"
A. Blank, R. Warren, R. Rollin: Brown penny
V. Rieti: Brown Penny (Another Waltz)

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree ITA
B. Moore, E. Poston: The Lake Isle of Innisfree
M. Howe: Innisfree

I would that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea
N. Marshall: The white birds

If I made the lashes dark (If I made the lashes dark) - J. Wilson [x] *
If I made the lashes dark [x] *
J. Wilson: If I made the lashes dark
F. Routh: Before the world was made

In the Twilight (Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn) - P. Crossley-Holland
Innisfree (I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree) - M. Howe ITA
Into the Twilight (Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn) - L. Coerne
Irish poets learn your trade [x] *
J. Eaton: Under Ben Bulben V

Lay me in a cushioned chair
C. Loeffler, B. Holmes: Ballad of the Foxhunter

Lullaby (Beloved, may your sleep be sound ) - J. Beeson, M. Tippett, J. Wilson *
Maid Quiet (Where has Maid Quiet gone to ) - E. Poston, I. Gurney
Maid Quiet (A Madrigal) (Where has Maid Quiet gone to ) - V. Rieti
Michael Robartes Bids his Beloved be at Peace (I hear the Shadowy Horses, their long manes a-shake ) - S. Homer ITA
Motionless under the moon-beam
R. Warren: The white heron

My dear, my dear I know
N. Rorem: To a young girl

Now all the truth is out
H. Wood: To a Friend whose Work has come to Nothing

Now lay me in a cushioned chair
C. Loeffler, B. Holmes: Ballad of the Foxhunter

O but there is wisdom (O but there is wisdom) - J. Wilson [x] *
O but there is wisdom [x] *
K. Schoonenbeek: Consolation
J. Wilson: O but there is wisdom

O cloud-pale eyelids, dream-dimmed eyes
P. Schwartz: He tells of the perfect beauty

O, curlew, cry no more in the air
L. Gilman, J. Tavener: The curlew
P. Warlock, R. Roderick-Jones, P. Glanville-Hicks: He reproves the curlew

O do not love too long (Sweetheart, do not love too long) - N. Rorem
O sweet everlasting Voices, be still
P. Warlock, D. Ruyneman, D. Wickens, R. Roderick-Jones: The everlasting voices
T. Kelly: Everlasting voices

O'Driscoll drove with a song
T. Dunhill: Host of the air
C. Loeffler, N. Marshall: The host of the air

One that is ever kind said yesterday
I. Gurney, R. Clarke: The folly of being comforted

O'Sullivan Rua to the Curlew (O, curlew, cry no more in the air )
L. Gilman, J. Tavener: The curlew
P. Warlock, R. Roderick-Jones, P. Glanville-Hicks: He reproves the curlew

Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn
P. Crossley-Holland: In the Twilight
L. Coerne: Into the Twilight

Pale brows, still hands and dim hair
R. Warren, R. Warren: Elegy
P. Warlock, P. Warlock: The lover mourns for the loss of love

Red Hanrahan's Song (The old brown thorn-trees break in two high over Cummen Strand ) - B. Boydell, B. Boydell
Red Hanrahan's Song about Ireland (The old brown thorn-trees break in two high over Cummen Strand ) - B. Boydell
Shy one (Shy one, shy one) - R. Clarke
Shy one, shy one
R. Clarke: Shy one

Song (Beloved, may your sleep be sound ) - J. Eaton *
Speech after long silence [x] *
R. Warren: After long silence

Spinning song (There are seven that pull the thread )
S. Elgar: There are seven that pull the thread

Sweetheart, do not love too long
N. Rorem: O do not love too long

The angels are stooping (The angels are stooping, above your bed) - J. Tavener
The angels are stooping, above your bed
J. Tavener: The angels are stooping
I. Gurney: A Cradle Song

The Ballad of the Old Foxhunter (Now lay me in a cushioned chair )
C. Loeffler, B. Holmes: Ballad of the Foxhunter

The cap and bells (The Jester walked in the garden) - V. Ambros CZE
The cat and the moon (The cat went here and there) - N. Marshall, R. Rollin, S. Shifrin, J. Wilson, J. Wilson
The cat went here and there
N. Marshall, R. Rollin, S. Shifrin, J. Wilson, J. Wilson: The cat and the moon

The Celtic Twilight (Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn)
P. Crossley-Holland: In the Twilight
L. Coerne: Into the Twilight

The choice (The lot of love is chosen. I learnt that much struggling for an image) *
J. Wilson: The lot of love is chosen

The cloak, the boat, and the shoes (What do you make so fair and bright? ) - B. Moore, E. Bryson, W. Butler, R. Warren
The cloths of heaven (Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths ) - R. Clarke, T. Dunhill, I. Gurney, P. Warlock, B. Boydell, C. Brumby, J. Carter, P. Heininen
The coat (I made my song a coat) - J. Wilson
The coming of wisdom with time (Though leaves are many, the root is one) - R. Jones
The curlew (O, curlew, cry no more in the air ) - L. Gilman, J. Tavener
The destiny of my words (All the words that I utter ) - E. Whyte
The everlasting voices (O sweet everlasting Voices, be still ) - P. Warlock, D. Ruyneman, D. Wickens, R. Roderick-Jones
The faery host (The host is riding from Knocknarea)
C. Loeffler: The hosting of the Sidhe

The fiddler of Dooney (When I play on my fiddle in Dooney ) - I. Gurney, S. Homer, M. Andrews, S. Bax, W. Butler, T. Dunhill, F. Frank, R. Hageman, S. Harty, C. Loeffler, N. Marshall, R. Milford, V. Rieti, W. Webber
The folly of being comforted (One that is ever kind said yesterday) - I. Gurney, R. Clarke
The host is riding from Knocknarea
C. Loeffler: The hosting of the Sidhe

The host of the air (O'Driscoll drove with a song) - C. Loeffler, N. Marshall
The hosting of the Sidhe (The host is riding from Knocknarea) - C. Loeffler
The Jester walked in the garden CZE
V. Ambros: The cap and bells

The Lake Isle of Innisfree (I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree) - B. Moore, E. Poston ITA
The lot of love is chosen (The lot of love is chosen. I learnt that much struggling for an image) - J. Wilson *
The lot of love is chosen. I learnt that much struggling for an image *
J. Wilson: The lot of love is chosen

The lover mourns for the loss of love (Pale brows, still hands and dim hair ) - P. Warlock, P. Warlock
The Lover Pleads with His Friend for Old Friends (Though you are in your shining days) - B. Moore ITA
The old brown thorn-trees break in two high over Cummen Strand
I. Gurney: Cathleen ni Houlihan
B. Boydell, B. Boydell, B. Boydell: Red Hanrahan's Song

The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water (I heard the old, old men say) - N. Rorem *
The Pilgrim Soul (When you are old and gray and full of sleep ) - G. Bachlund ITA
The Salley Gardens (Down by the Salley Gardens) - G. Finzi, J. Ireland, M. Plumsted
The Second Coming (Turning and turning in the widening gyre) - G. Bachlund
The secrets of the old (I have old women's secrets now) - S. Barber *
The Song of Wandering Aengus (I went out to the hazel wood) - G. Bachlund
The stolen bride (O'Driscoll drove with a song)
T. Dunhill: Host of the air
C. Loeffler, N. Marshall: The host of the air

The stolen child (Where dips the rocky highland ) - G. Bachlund, G. Manson, C. Rootham
The trees are in their autumn beauty
W. Grant: The wild swans at Coole

The white birds (I would that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea) - N. Marshall
The white heron (Motionless under the moon-beam) - R. Warren
The wild swans at Coole (The trees are in their autumn beauty ) - W. Grant
The withering of the boughs (I cried when the moon was murmuring to the birds) - P. Warlock
The young man's song (I whispered, "I am too young,")
A. Blank, R. Warren, R. Rollin: Brown penny
V. Rieti: Brown Penny (Another Waltz)

There are seven that pull the thread (There are seven that pull the thread ) - S. Elgar
There are seven that pull the thread
S. Elgar: There are seven that pull the thread

Though leaves are many, the root is one
F. Schwartz: Wisdom
R. Jones: The coming of wisdom with time

Though you are in your shining days ITA
B. Moore: The Lover Pleads with His Friend for Old Friends

To a Child dancing in the Wind (Dance there upon the shore) - H. Wood, D. Ruyneman
To a Friend whose Work has come to Nothing (Now all the truth is out) - H. Wood
To a young girl (My dear, my dear I know ) - N. Rorem
To an Isle in the Water (Shy one, shy one)
R. Clarke: Shy one

To Dectora (Half close your eyelids, loosen your hair ) - T. Dunhill
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
G. Bachlund: The Second Coming

Under Ben Bulben (Irish poets learn your trade) [x] *
J. Eaton: Under Ben Bulben V

Under Ben Bulben V (Irish poets learn your trade) - J. Eaton [x] *
Voices (What do you make so fair and bright? )
B. Moore, E. Bryson, W. Butler, R. Warren: The cloak, the boat, and the shoes

Were you but lying cold and dead
H. Eichheim, C. Van Nuys Fogel: Aedh wishes his Beloved were dead

What do you make so fair and bright?
B. Moore, E. Bryson, W. Butler, R. Warren: The cloak, the boat, and the shoes

When I play on my fiddle in Dooney
I. Gurney, S. Homer, M. Andrews, S. Bax, W. Butler, T. Dunhill, F. Frank, R. Hageman, S. Harty, C. Loeffler, N. Marshall, R. Milford, V. Rieti, W. Webber: The fiddler of Dooney

When you are old (When you are old and gray and full of sleep ) - G. Baxter, Y. Wyner, J. Tavener, F. Bridge, D. Droste, J. Fearing, W. Mourant, R. Warren, G. Whettam ITA
When you are old (A barcarolle) (When you are old and gray and full of sleep ) - V. Rieti ITA
When you are old and gray (When you are old and gray and full of sleep ) - T. Ritchie ITA
When you are old and gray and full of sleep ITA
V. Rieti: When you are old (A barcarolle)
T. Ritchie: When you are old and gray
I. Gurney: When you are old and grey
G. Bachlund: The Pilgrim Soul
G. Baxter, Y. Wyner, J. Tavener, F. Bridge, D. Droste, J. Fearing, W. Mourant, R. Warren, G. Whettam: When you are old

When you are old and grey (When you are old and gray and full of sleep ) - I. Gurney ITA
Where dips the rocky highland
G. Bachlund, G. Manson, C. Rootham: The stolen child

Where has Maid Quiet gone to
E. Poston, I. Gurney: Maid Quiet
V. Rieti: Maid Quiet (A Madrigal)

Where my books go (All the words that I utter )
I. Gurney: All the words that I utter
L. Campbell-Tipton: All the words that I gather
E. Whyte: The destiny of my words

Wisdom (Though leaves are many, the root is one) - F. Schwartz
Youth and Age (Though leaves are many, the root is one)
F. Schwartz: Wisdom
R. Jones: The coming of wisdom with time

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