Songs of the Four Nations (Somervell, Arthur)

Title Songs of the Four Nations (Various)
Alternative title A Collection of Fifty National Airs
A collection of old songs of the people of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, for the most part never before published with complete words and accs.
Creators Arthur Somervell, composer
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Number of movements 50
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First published 1892
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Composition types Folksongs
Period Romantic
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1. Ye Mariners of England. Tune Author : Dr. Calcott (English words by Thomas Campbell) — — —
2. Thou wilt not go and leave me here (Unknown) — — —
3. When the King enjoys his own again (Harold Boulton) — — —
4. Cupid's Garden (Unknown) — — —
5. My Lodging it is on the cold ground (Unknown) — — —
6. Old Towler (Unknown) — — —
7. Floodes of Tears (Unknown) — — —
8. Pretty Polly Oliver (Harold Boulton) — — —
9. The Three Ravens (Unknown) — — —
10. The Happy Clown (Harold Boulton) — — —
11. Where be going (Unknown) — — —
12. Doune in yon banks (Harold Boulton) — — —
13.Here's to Thy Health. Tune : Laggan Burn (Words : Robert Burns) — — —
14. Oh! She's Bonnie! Gently blaw ye Eastern breezes (Unknown) — — —
15. Blink over the Burn (Robert Allan) — — —
16. Scots Wha Hah. Hey Tuttie Taitie (Robert Burns) — — —
17. Mary Jamieson (Unknown) — — —
18. Twine the Plaiden (Unknown) — — —
19. Will ye no come back again ? (Lady Nairne) — — —
20. In yon garden (Unknown) — — —
21. Were na my heart licht (Lady Grisell Baillie) — — —
22. The Isle of the Heather. (Gaelic : MMacleodEnglish translation : Harold Boulton) — — —
23. The Mackintosh's Lament (Gaelic : UnknownEnglish translation : Harold Boulton) — — —
24. The Opening of the Key (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
25. The Slender Boy (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
26. All through the Night (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
27. The Dimpled Cheek (English : UnknownWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
28. By the Water of Babylon (English : Psalm cxxxvii adapted by Arther SomervellWelsh paraphrase : G.MProbert) — — —
29. Gwenllian (Welsh : Nicholas BennettEnglish translation : Harold Boulton) — — —
30. Jenny's Mantle (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
31. Gwilym and Ellen (English : UnknownWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
32. The Woodbunch (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
33. The Melody of May (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
34. The Dream of Little Rhys (Welsh : RevOwen Davies (Eos Llechyd). English translation : Harold Boulton) — — —
35. The Ash Grove (English : Harold BoultonWelsh simile : G.MProbert) — — —
36. Myle Charaine (Manx : UnknownEnglish adaptation : Harold Boulton) — — —
37. When in Death. The Bard's Legacy (English : Thomas MooreIrish translation : Archbishop MacHale) — — —
38. The Gentle Maiden (English : Harold BoultonIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
39. Kitty Magee (English : F.A.Fahy) — — —
40. Shule Agra (English : A.P.GravesIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
41. The Castle of Dromore. My Wife is Sick (English : Harold BoultonIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
42. The Snowy-breasted Pearl (Irish : UnknownEnglish : DrPetrie) — — —
43. The Wild Hills of Clare. Lament of William McPeter (English : F.A.FahyIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
44. Little Mary Cassidy. The little Stack of Barley (English : F.A.Fahy) — — —
45. Gaol of Clonmel (English : F.A.FahyIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
46. Drimin Dhu (English : F.A.FahyIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
47. Barney Brallaghan (English : A.P.Graves) — — —
48. The Tree in the Wood (English : Harold BoultonIrish translation : DrDouglas Hyde) — — —
49. Kathleen ni Hoolhaun (Irish : William HeffernanEnglish adaptation : F.A.Fahy) — — —
50 The Yellow Boreen (Irish : UnknownEnglish translation : DrPetrie) — — —

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View Complete — J.B. Cramer — 38. The Gentle Maiden
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View Complete — J.B. Cramer — 42. The Snowy-breasted Pearl
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