Songs of the 1900s

Songs to sing here, composed (or first published) in that decade, as their sources date them. 120 pieces.

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Think of Today

Song to sing here · 1909 · 1:47

Jane Bingham Abbott, Herbert P. Thomas In asking for tomorrow, What we think

The Year’s at the Spring

Song to sing here · 1900 · 0:40

Amy Beach, Robert Browning The year's at the spring, And day’s at the morn;

Ah, Love, but a Day!

Song to sing here · 1900 · 3:44

Amy Beach, Robert Browning Ah, Love, but a day, And the world has changed!

I Send My Heart up to Thee!

Song to sing here · 1900 · 2:23

Amy Beach, Robert Browning I send my heart up to thee, all my heart In this

Oh what comes over the Sea

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:15

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Rossetti Oh what comes over the sea, Shoals and

When I am dead, my dearest

Song to sing here · 1906 · 2:07

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Georgina Rossetti When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs

Oh, Roses for the flush of youth

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:18

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Georgina Rossetti Oh roses,

She sat and sang alway

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:05

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Georgina Rossetti She sat and sang alway By the green margin of

Unmindful of the Roses

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:42

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Georgina Rossetti Unmindful of the roses,

Too late for love

Song to sing here · 1906 · 3:43

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christina Georgina Rossetti "Too late for love, too late for joy,

Like to the Damask Rose

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:07

Edward Elgar, Simon Wastell Like to the damask rose you see,

Queen Mary’s Song

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:18

Edward Elgar, Alfred Tennyson, Lord Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing,

A Song of Autumn

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:01

Edward Elgar, Adam Lindsay Gordon “Where shall we go for our garlands glad At the

The Poet’s Life

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:19

Edward Elgar, Sophie Jewett A poet sang, so light of heart was he,

Through the Long Days

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:11

Edward Elgar, John Hay, Col. Through the long days and years What will my

Rondel

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:12

Edward Elgar, Jean Froissart Love, love, what wilt thou with this heart,

The Shepherd’s Song

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:41

Edward Elgar, Barry Eric Odell Pain Down the dusty road together Homeward pass

Is She Not Passing Fair?

Song to sing here · 1908 · 2:11

Edward Elgar, Louisa Stuart Costello Is she not passing fair, She whom I love so

The boat is chafing at our long delay

Song to sing here · 1909 · 1:10

Eleanor Everest Freer, John Davidson The boat is chafing at our long delay,

Daughter of Egypt, veil thine eyes

Song to sing here · 1909 · 1:02

Eleanor Everest Freer, Bayard Taylor Daughter of Egypt, veil thine eyes!

In 1822

Song to sing here · 1909 · 3:08

Guy d'Hardelot, Ada Leonora Harris In eighteen hundred and twenty two,

The Dawn

Song to sing here · 1902 · 1:01

Guy d'Hardelot, Edward Frederick Lockton The Night looked up to the Day Through a world

The Little White Town

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:32

Guy d'Hardelot, Ada Leonora Harris There’s a little white town not far from the

Cottage Cradle Song

Song to sing here · 1908 · 1:30 · for two

Amy Elsie Horrocks, May Byron Red lies the sun in the west, little heart,

The Blackbird

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:54 · for two

Amy Elsie Horrocks, May Byron O, have you heard the blackbird,

The Cuckoo

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:05 · for two

Amy Elsie Horrocks, May Byron The Cuckoo is the clown of Spring,

Nothing But a Wild Rose

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:21

Carrie Jacobs-Bond Ah, ’tis nothing but a wild rose,

Walking in Her Garden

Song to sing here · 1904 · 3:03

Carrie Jacobs-Bond Walking in her garden, Dearest of flowers

The Angelus

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:05

Carrie Jacobs-Bond Now the bells are sweetly ringing,

The Mother Seal’s Lullaby

Song to sing here · 1908 · 1:43

Liza Lehmann, Rudyard Kipling Oh, hush thee, my baby, the night is behind

You mustn’t swim till you’re six weeks old

Song to sing here · 1908 · 0:55

Liza Lehmann, Rudyard Kipling You mustn’t swim till you’re six weeks old Or

The Woodpigeon

Song to sing here · 1907 · 2:24

Liza Lehmann, A.S. (unknown) When the harvest all was gathered In the sunny

The Starling

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:19

Liza Lehmann, A.S. (unknown) On her nest, with her young, Sat the Starling

The Yellowhammer

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:40

Liza Lehmann, A.S. (unknown) On a sultry Summer morning Down the dusty

The Wren

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:33

Liza Lehmann, A.S. (unknown) A wren just under my window Has suddenly,

The Owl

Song to sing here · 1907 · 0:52

Liza Lehmann, A.S. (unknown) Three little owlets In a hollow tree,

Sir Spring

Song to sing here · 1903 · 2:13 · for two

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel Sir Spring in shining armour goes,

When Young Love Comes Knocking

Song to sing here · 1903 · 0:47

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel When with sap the vine’s athrill,

In April Mood

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:06

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel Love’s April mood, Ah me! With sun and

Dawning Love

Song to sing here · 1903 · 2:06

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel A ray from out the ruby, It sparkles and is

Disturb It Not

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:41

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel When first the lamp of love is lit,

Golden Bridges

Song to sing here · 1903 · 0:52

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel Bridges, golden bridges, All my songs shall

A Dream of Violets

Song to sing here · 1903 · 0:48

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel The scent of violets, by my pillow blowing,

Star Fancies

Song to sing here · 1903 · 2:18

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel Are the stars that beam above us When the

Love’s Emblems

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:43 · for 4 voices

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel I am the rose upon the mead in silent

My Secret

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:28

Liza Lehmann, Emanuel Geibel O hasten your speed, my steed, my steed,

The Sapphire

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:28

Liza Lehmann, Alfred Perceval Graves Diamonds for riches, By danger followed

Love Enthroned

Song to sing here · 1903 · 3:59 · for two

Liza Lehmann, Alfred Perceval Graves O sweet the rose in summer blowing,

Come Away, Death

Song to sing here · 1905 · 2:11

Roger Quilter, William Shakespeare Come away, come away, death, And in sad

O Mistress Mine

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:03

Roger Quilter, William Shakespeare O mistress mine, where are you roaming?

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind

Song to sing here · 1905 · 2:10

Roger Quilter, William Shakespeare Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so

The Bracelet

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:40

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick Why I tie about thy wrist,

The Maiden Blush

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:20

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick So look the mornings when the sun

To Daisies

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:19

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick Shut not so soon, the dulleyed night Has not as

The Night Piece

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:36

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick Her eyes the glowworm lend thee,

Julia’s Hair

Song to sing here · 1906 · 2:11

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick Dew sat on Julia’s hair,

Cherry Ripe

Song to sing here · 1906 · 1:51

Roger Quilter, Robert Herrick “Cherry ripe, ripe,” I cry, “Full and fair

Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry now

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:17

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman Loveliest of trees, the cherry now is hung

When I was one-and-twenty

Song to sing here · 1904 · 0:46

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman When I was oneandtwenty I heard a wise man

There pass the careless People

Song to sing here · 1904 · 0:51

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman There pass the careless people That call their

In Summer-time on Bredon

Song to sing here · 1904 · 2:49

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman In summer time on Bredon The bells they sound

The Street sounds to the Soldiers’ Tread

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:37

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread,

On the idle hill of Summer

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:35

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman On the idle hill of Summer, Sleepy with the

White in the moon the long road lies

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:38

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman White in the moon the long road lies,

Think no more, Lad, laugh, be jolly

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:12

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman Think no more, lad; laugh, be jolly;

Into my Heart an Air that kills

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:16

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman Into my heart an air that kills

The Lads in their hundreds

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:51

Arthur Somervell, Alfred Edward Housman The lads in their hundreds to Ludlow come in

Glory to God in the highest

Song to sing here · 1904 · 3:27 · for 4 voices

G. B. Pergolesi, Will C. Macfarlane Glory to God in the highest, to God in the

I've found a Friend

Song to sing here · 1904 · 2:06

A. Sullivan, James Grindlay Small I've found a Friend; O such a Friend!

Ich sagte nicht

Song to sing here · 1903 · 2:51

Amy Beach, Eduard Wissman Ich sagte nicht: “ich liebe Dich,”

Wir drei

Song to sing here · 1903 · 3:11

Amy Beach, Hans Eschelbach Wo tief versteckt im Grunde Der Bach vorüber

Juni

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:53

Amy Beach, Erich Jansen O Junitage im Sonnenschein Im flutenden,

Je demande à l’oiseau

Song to sing here · 1903 · 2:11

Amy Beach, Armand Silvestre Je demande à l’oiseau qui passe

Serre chaude

Song to sing here · 1905 · 2:19

Ernest Chausson, Maurice Maeterlinck O serre au milieu des forêts!

Serre d’ennui

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:36

Ernest Chausson, Maurice Maeterlinck O cet ennui bleu dans le coeur!

Lassitude

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:56

Ernest Chausson, Maurice Maeterlinck Ils ne savent plus oû se poser ces baisers,

Fauves las

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:26

Ernest Chausson, Maurice Maeterlinck O les passions en al- lées, Et les rires et

Oraison

Song to sing here · 1905 · 1:53

Ernest Chausson, Maurice Maeterlinck Vous savez, Seigneur, ma misère!

Rondel Le temps a laissé son manteau

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:05

Claude Debussy, Charles, Duc d'Orléans Le vent a laissié son manteau De vent,

La Grotte Auprès de cette grotte sombre

Song to sing here · 1904 · 2:04

Claude Debussy, Tristan L'Hermite François Auprès de cette grotte sombre‿Où l’on

Rondel Pour ce que Plaisance est morte

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:40

Claude Debussy, Charles, Duc d'Orléans Pour ce que Plaisance est morte Ce may,

Die Insel der Vergessenheit

Song to sing here · 1904 · 3:15

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Anna Ritter Liegt irgendwo im weiten Meer ein selig,

Das mitleidige Mädel

Song to sing here · 1904 · 0:59

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Gustav Falke Trug mein Herz ich auf der Hand, wehte ein Wind

Ich glaub’, lieber Schatz...

Song to sing here · 1901 · 1:25

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Anna (Nuhn) Ritter Unter blühenden Linden weisst du’s noch?

Hast nicht ein einzig Mal zurückgeschaut

Song to sing here · 1901 · 1:22

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Anna (Nuhn) Ritter Hast nicht ein einzig Mal zurück geschaut,

Requiescat

Song to sing here · 1901 · 2:14

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Karl Stieler Du gingst von mir, in’s Leere starrt mein

Jugend

Song to sing here · 1901 · 1:31

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Franz Evers Am Schlehdorn, am Schlehdorn, wisst ihr,

Das sind die schönsten Lieder

Song to sing here · 1901 · 1:00

Clara Mathilda Faisst, Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm Das sind die schönsten Lieder, für die kein

A mulatinha

Song to sing here · 1901 · 0:56

Chiquinha Gonzaga, José do Patrocínio Filho Me dizem que n’esta vida, A Vênus eu sou

Cá por coisas!...

Song to sing here · 1904 · 2:08

Chiquinha Gonzaga, Oscar Pederneiras Filho Eu sou menina fa- ceira conhecida na

Dona Adelaide

Song to sing here · 1900 · 0:45

Chiquinha Gonzaga, José do Patrocínio Filho Don’ Adelaide, ao levantar a saia,

Espanha e Brasil

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:17

Chiquinha Gonzaga, José do Patrocínio Filho Sou filha d’Andalusia Bo– nita com’ uma

Feijoada do Brasil

Song to sing here · 1909 · 1:49

Chiquinha Gonzaga Sou a bôa feijoada Saborosa como quê

Roda Yôyô

Song to sing here · 1900 · 1:12

Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ernesto de Souza Yôyô meu bem o que ͜ é isso Que modo de olhar

Trigueira

Song to sing here · 1902 · 1:53

Chiquinha Gonzaga, Júlio Dinis Trigueira, que tens? Feia co’essa côr

L’Heure Rose

Song to sing here · 1900 · 2:33

Augusta Holmès, Augusta Mary Anne Holmès C'est l'heure rose Où la rosée arrose Le

L’Heure d’Or

Song to sing here · 1900 · 4:50

Augusta Holmès, Augusta Mary Anne Holmès Res- tons étendus sur le sable d'or,

L’Heure de Pourpre

Song to sing here · 1900 · 3:38

Augusta Holmès, Augusta Mary Anne Holmès C'est l'heure! l'heure Où le soleil mourant

L’Heure d’Azur

Song to sing here · 1900 · 4:43

Augusta Holmès, Augusta Mary Anne Holmès Laissemoi te parler sous les profondes

Ogier le Danois

Song to sing here · 1900 · 4:23

Augusta Holmès “Holà! Ho! Gardiens de ces tours!

Ton nom

Song to sing here · 1903 · 1:46

Augusta Holmès J’ai tracé ton nom au som- met du chêne;

Rheinlegendchen

Song to sing here · 1900 · 1:46

Gustav Mahler Bald gras’ ich am Neckar, bald gras’ ich am

Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n

Song to sing here · 1905 · 5:54

Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Rückert Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n,

Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen

Song to sing here · 1905 · 4:59

Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Rückert Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen

Wenn dein Mütterlein

Song to sing here · 1905 · 5:49

Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Rückert Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein,

Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen

Song to sing here · 1905 · 4:15

Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Rückert Oft denk’ ich,

In diesem Wetter

Song to sing here · 1905 · 7:40

Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Rückert In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus,

Chez le docteur

Song to sing here · 1906 · 4:54

Erik Satie, Vincent Hyspa Le petit pèr’ Combes s’en va chez le docteur:

L’omnibus automobile

Song to sing here · 1906 · 3:16

Erik Satie, Vincent Hyspa C’était pendant l’horreur du Quatorze

Tendrement

Song to sing here · 1902 · 4:28

Erik Satie, Vincent Hyspa D’un amour tendre et pur afin qu’il vous

Ein Ton

Song to sing here · 1909 · 1:24

P. Cornelius Mir klingt ein Ton, so wunderbar in Hertz und

Gute Nacht!

Song to sing here · 1904 · 0:46

R. Franz, Joseph von Eichendorff Die Höh’n und Wälder schon steigen

Im Volkston

Song to sing here · 1904 · 1:04

E. Hildach, Anna Hildach Was leuchtet ihr Sterne so hell in der Nacht?

Abschied von der Heimat

Song to sing here · 1907 · 1:00

W. Müller, F. Raimund So leb denn wohl, du stilles Haus!

Caligaverunt

Song to sing here · 1901 · 2:12 · for 4 voices

J. Naujalis Caligaverunt oculi mei a fletu meo,

Popule Meus

Song to sing here · 1901 · 4:12 · for 4 voices

J. Naujalis Popule meus, quid feci tibi?

Vexilla Regis Prodeunt

Song to sing here · 1901 · 4:12

J. Naujalis Vexilla regis prodeunt, fulget crucis

Wiegenlied

Song to sing here · 1904 · 2:23

F. Ries Der Abend schaut durch’s Fensterlein und

鉄道唱歌

Song to sing here · 1900 · 0:57

上真行, 大和田建樹きーてきいっせいしんばしをはやわがきしゃはーはなれ

鉄道唱歌

Song to sing here · 1900 · 0:33

上真行, 大和田建樹なつなおさーむきぬのびきのたーきのひびきをあとに

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