The skylark (James A. Butterfield)

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• (Posted 2024-03-16)  CPDL #79564:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2024-03-16).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 239 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: The skylark
Composer: James A. Butterfield
Lyricist: James Hogg
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1879 Filmore Bros.
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Original text and translations

English text

    Bird of the wilderness,
    Blythesome and cumberless,
Sweet be thy matin o’er moorland and lea!
    Emblem of happiness,
    Blest is thy dwelling-place—
O to abide in the desert with thee!

     Then, when the gloaming comes,
     Low in the heather blooms,
Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love be!
     Emblem of happiness,
     Blest is thy dwelling-place—
O to abide in the desert with thee!