Texts by T. Hood set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• Comic Annual
• Friendship's Offering
• Memorial of Thomas Hood
• The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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• Ah, sweet, thou little knowest how - S. Coleridge-Taylor (Serenade)
• Ah, sweet, thou little knowest (Ah, sweet, thou little knowest how) - S. Coleridge-Taylor
• A lake and a fairy boat (A lake and a fairy boat) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - M. Davidson, T. Dunhill, O. Edwards, S. Fraser, B. Hecker, J. Holbrooke, G. Holst, S. Homer, L. Johns, E. Kurtz, M. Phillips, W. Trinder, W. Wallace, P. Warlock
• A lake and a fairy boat (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - M. Davidson, T. Dunhill, O. Edwards, S. Fraser, B. Hecker, J. Holbrooke, G. Holst, S. Homer, L. Johns, E. Kurtz, M. Phillips, A. Somervell, W. Trinder, W. Wallace, P. Warlock (Song: For music)
• A spade! a rake! a hoe! - S. Homer (The Lay of the Laborer)
• Autumn (I saw old Autumn in the misty morn) - J. Sacco
• Autumn (The Autumn is old) (from Friendship's Offering) - F. Simpson
• Autumn (The Autumn skies are flush'd with gold) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - J. Holbrooke, S. Homer, W. Macfarren, C. Parry
• Ballad (She's up and gone, the graceless girl!) (from Friendship's Offering)
• Ballad (Spring it is cheery) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems)
• Blumen (Die schmachtende Äster will ich nicht) (from Lieder aus der Fremde: In Beiträgen von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Adolf Elissen, Ferdinand Freiligrath, usw.) - W. Bradsky, E. Hermes
• Das Lied vom Hemd (Mit Fingern, müde und schwer) (from In Moll und Dur - 3. Dritte Abtheilung)
• Der Verbannte (Heim zieht mit dem Sommer) (from Lieder aus der Fremde: In Beiträgen von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Adolf Elissen, Ferdinand Freiligrath, usw.) - G. Bradsky
• Dich hab ich lieb, dich hab ich lieb! - F. Abt, J. Kalliwoda, J. Starke (Dich hab ich lieb)
• Dich hab' ich lieb (Dich hab ich lieb, dich hab ich lieb!) - F. Abt, J. Kalliwoda, J. Starke
• Die schmachtende Äster will ich nicht (from Lieder aus der Fremde: In Beiträgen von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Adolf Elissen, Ferdinand Freiligrath, usw.) - W. Bradsky, E. Hermes (Blumen)
• Fairy song (A lake and a fairy boat) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - A. Somervell
• Flowers (I will not have the mad Clytie) (from Friendship's Offering) GER GER
• For you and me (There is dew for the flow'ret) (from Memorial of Thomas Hood) - E. Farmer, F. Reeves
• Heim zieht mit dem Sommer (from Lieder aus der Fremde: In Beiträgen von Friedrich Bodenstedt, Adolf Elissen, Ferdinand Freiligrath, usw.) - G. Bradsky (Der Verbannte )
• How oft in families intrudes (from Comic Annual) - J. Parry (The united family)
• I love thee -- I love thee! (from Friendship's Offering) GER - J. Adams, A. Arnott, A. Burnand, E. Cowdell, F. Cowen, D. Davies, A. Foerster, W. Hammond, G. Holst, B. Huhn, W. Johnson, W. Loud, E. Overbeck, J. Pointer, H. Townsend, T. Wendt (I love thee)
• I love thee (I love thee -- I love thee!) (from Friendship's Offering) - J. Adams, A. Arnott, A. Burnand, E. Cowdell, F. Cowen, D. Davies, A. Foerster, W. Hammond, G. Holst, B. Huhn, W. Johnson, W. Loud, E. Overbeck, J. Pointer, H. Townsend, T. Wendt GER
• In time of roses (It was not in the Winter) - J. Murray
• I remember, I remember the house where I was born (from Friendship's Offering) (I remember, I remember) - J. Blockley, E. Greene, P. Lutkin, R. Milford, G. Parchman, F. Scott, W. Stephens, R. Werther
• I remember, I remember (I remember, I remember) (from Friendship's Offering) - J. Blockley, E. Greene, P. Lutkin, R. Milford, G. Parchman, F. Scott, W. Stephens, R. Werther
• I remember (I remember, I remember) (from Friendship's Offering) - P. Lutkin, R. Milford, G. Parchman, R. Werther
• I saw old Autumn in the misty morn - J. Sacco (Ode: Autumn)
• It was not in the winter (It was not in the Winter) - A. Buzzi-Peccia, F. Simpson
• It was not in the Winter - D. Arditti, A. Barnett, H. Bunning, A. Buzzi-Peccia, F. Cowen, E. Freer, T. Halley, S. Homer, A. MacKenzie, G. Mays, J. Murray, C. Orr, A. Paucker, R. Quilter, H. Roberton, M. Scalé, M. Scriblerus, C. Sharpe, F. Simpson, T. Southam, R. Stöhr, R. Werther (Time of Roses)
• It was the time of roses (It was not in the Winter) - H. Bunning, T. Halley, S. Homer, A. MacKenzie, H. Roberton, M. Scriblerus, C. Sharpe
• I will not have the mad Clytie (from Friendship's Offering) GER GER - J. Holbrooke (Flowers)
• I will woo the rose (I will not have the mad Clytie) (from Friendship's Offering) - J. Holbrooke GER GER
• Lady, wouldst thou heiress be - J. Holbrooke (To a cold beauty)
• Love thy mother, little one! (Love thy mother, little one!) - C. Sharpe
• Love thy mother, little one! - C. Sharpe (To a child embracing his mother)
• Mein Liebchen ist nicht Heliotrop (Mein Liebchen ist nicht Heliotrop) - P. Cornelius
• Mit Fingern, müde und schwer (from In Moll und Dur - 3. Dritte Abtheilung) (Das Lied vom Hemd) -
• Ode: Autumn (I saw old Autumn in the misty morn)
• O'er hill, and dale, and distant sea - J. Davis, M. Stydolf (To an absentee)
• O Lady, leave that silken thread (O Lady, leave thy silken thread) - G. Holst
• O Lady, leave that silken thread (Song) - G. Bantock, E. Freer, G. Holst
• O Lady, leave thy silken thread - G. Bantock, E. Freer, G. Holst (Song)
• One more Unfortunate - R. Herman (The bridge of sighs)
• Our hands have met, but not our hearts - W. Wallace (To a false friend)
• Our hands have met (Our hands have met, but not our hearts) - W. Wallace
• Parting (We watch'd her breathing thro' the night) - A. Mounsey RUS
• Ruth (She stood breast high amid the corn)
• Serenade (Ah, sweet, thou little knowest how)
• She stood breast high amid the corn - R. Beckett (Ruth)
• She's up and gone, the graceless girl! (from Friendship's Offering) - J. Holbrooke, M. Scriblerus (Ballad)
• She's up and gone, the graceless girl! (She's up and gone, the graceless girl!) (from Friendship's Offering) - M. Scriblerus
• She's up and gone (She's up and gone, the graceless girl!) (from Friendship's Offering) - J. Holbrooke
• Silence (There is a silence where hath been no sound) - J. Duarte, D. Manneke, H. Willan
• Soliloquy IV (There is a silence where hath been no sound) - P. Lane
• Song: For music (A lake and a fairy boat) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems)
• Song (O Lady, leave thy silken thread) - E. Freer
• Song (There is dew for the flow'ret) (from Memorial of Thomas Hood)
• Song (The stars are with the voyager) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems)
• Sonnet: Silence (There is a silence where hath been no sound)
• Sonnet: To my wife (Think, sweetest, if my lids are now not wet)
• Spring is cheery (Spring it is cheery) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - J. Holbrooke
• Spring it is cheery (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - H. Bright, J. Holbrooke, G. Holst (Ballad)
• Spring it is cheery (Spring it is cheery) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - G. Holst
• The Autumn is old (from Friendship's Offering) - G. Holst, F. Simpson (Autumn)
• The autumn is old (The Autumn is old) (from Friendship's Offering) - G. Holst
• The Autumn skies are flush'd with gold (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - J. Holbrooke, S. Homer, W. Macfarren, C. Parry, M. Phillips (Autumn)
• The autumn skies are flush'd with gold (The Autumn skies are flush'd with gold) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - M. Phillips
• The bridge of sighs (One more Unfortunate) - R. Herman
• The death-bed (We watch'd her breathing thro' the night) RUS
• The exile (The swallow with summer) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - A. Zimmermann GER
• The Lay of the Laborer (A spade! a rake! a hoe!) - S. Homer
• The Poet sings of Ruth (She stood breast high amid the corn) - R. Beckett
• There is a silence where hath been no sound - J. Chorbajian, J. Duarte, P. Lane, D. Manneke, H. Willan (Sonnet: Silence)
• There is a silence (There is a silence where hath been no sound) - J. Chorbajian
• There is dew for the flow'ret (from Memorial of Thomas Hood) - F. Cowen, E. Faning, E. Farmer, C. Gounod, G. Holst, C. Macirone, J. Matthews, B. Parkyns, F. Reeves, F. Simpson, A. Troostwyck, J. Whitaker (Song)
• There is dew for the flow'ret (There is dew for the flow'ret) (from Memorial of Thomas Hood) - F. Cowen, E. Faning, G. Holst, C. Macirone, J. Matthews, B. Parkyns, F. Simpson
• There is dew (There is dew for the flow'ret) (from Memorial of Thomas Hood) - C. Gounod
• There's love for you and me (There is dew for the flow'ret) (from Memorial of Thomas Hood) - A. Troostwyck, J. Whitaker
• The silken thread (O Lady, leave thy silken thread) - G. Bantock
• The song of the shirt (With fingers weary and worn) - A. Behrend, S. Homer, J. Tully GER
• The stars are with the voyager (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - F. Allitsen, H. Bright, G. Clutsam, E. Daley, J. Holbrooke, G. Holst, H. Jones, A. MacKenzie, W. Macfarren, M. Phillips, J. Pointer, C. Rogers, H. Smart, A. Zimmermann (Song)
• The stars are with the voyager (The stars are with the voyager) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - F. Allitsen, H. Bright, G. Clutsam, E. Daley, G. Holst, H. Jones, A. MacKenzie, W. Macfarren, M. Phillips, J. Pointer, C. Rogers, H. Smart, A. Zimmermann
• The stars (The stars are with the voyager) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - J. Holbrooke
• The swallow with summer (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) GER - A. Zimmermann (The exile)
• The time of roses (It was not in the Winter) - D. Arditti, A. Barnett, F. Cowen, G. Mays, C. Orr, R. Quilter, M. Scalé
• The united family (How oft in families intrudes) (from Comic Annual) - J. Parry
• Think, sweetest, if my lids are now not wet - J. Holbrooke (Sonnet: To my wife)
• Time of roses (It was not in the Winter) - E. Freer, A. Paucker, T. Southam, R. Stöhr, R. Werther
• 'Tis all that I can say (I love thee -- I love thee!) (from Friendship's Offering) - D. Davies GER
• To a child embracing his mother (Love thy mother, little one!)
• To a cold beauty (Lady, wouldst thou heiress be) - J. Holbrooke
• To a false friend (Our hands have met, but not our hearts)
• To an absentee (O'er hill, and dale, and distant sea) - J. Davis, M. Stydolf
• To my wife (Think, sweetest, if my lids are now not wet) - J. Holbrooke
• U smertnogo odra = У смертного одра (Vsju noch' steregli my dykhan'e u nej = Всю ночь стерегли мы дыханье у ней)
• Vsju noch' steregli my dykhan'e u nej = Всю ночь стерегли мы дыханье у ней - A. Razmadze (У смертного одра)
• Vsju noch' steregli my dykhan'e u nej = Всю ночь стерегли мы дыханье у ней (Vsju noch' steregli my dykhan'e u nej = Всю ночь стерегли мы дыханье у ней) - A. Razmadze
• We watch'd her breathing thro' the night RUS - S. Coleridge-Taylor, W. Gill, L. Kerbusch, A. Mounsey, H. Poole, E. Smyth (The death-bed)
• We watched her breathing through the night (We watch'd her breathing thro' the night) - S. Coleridge-Taylor, W. Gill, H. Poole, E. Smyth RUS
• We watched her breathing (We watch'd her breathing thro' the night) - L. Kerbusch RUS
• What can an old man do? (Spring it is cheery) (from The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, Hero and Leander, Lycus the Centaur, and Other Poems) - H. Bright
• With fingers weary and worn GER - A. Behrend, S. Homer, J. Tully (The Song of the Shirt)

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