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"'''Queen Mary's Song'''" is a song written by the English composer [[Edward Elgar]] in 1889. The words are by [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Tennyson]], sung by Queen [[Mary I of England]] as she plays a [[lute]] in scene 2, act 5 of his 1875 play ''Queen Mary: A Drama''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tennyson|first=Lord Alfred|author-link=Alfred, Lord Tennyson|title=Queen Mary: a Drama|location=Boston|publisher=J. R. Osgood|year=1875}}</ref> |
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It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to |
It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to J. H. Meredith, an honorary member of the Worcester Amateur Instrumental Society.<ref>[[Percy M. Young]] (1955). ''Elgar O. M.'' London: Collins {{OCLC|869820}}</ref> |
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The song was first published by |
The song was first published by Osborn & Tuckwood in 1889, then by Ascherberg in 1892. It was re-published in 1907 as one of the ''[[Seven Lieder (Elgar)|Seven Lieder]]'', with English and German words. The German translator, one unidentified Ed. Sachs, named the song "{{lang|de|Maria Stuart's Lied zur Laute|italic=no}}", confusing the [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] with the Tudor Mary I of England. |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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''German words by Ed. Sachs'' |
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<poem style="margin-left:1em; float:left;">Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing, |
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Beauty passes like a breath and love is lost in loathing: |
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Speak low, speak low, my lute, but say the world is nothing. |
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'''Queen Mary's Song''' |
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{{0|—}}Low! lute, low! |
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Love will hover round the flowers when they first awaken; |
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Love will fly the fallen leaf, and not be overtaken; |
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{{0|—}}Low, my lute! |
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O low, O low, my lute! we fade and are forsaken. |
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{{0|—}}Low, dear lute, low!</poem> |
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'''German''' |
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'''Maria Stuart's<ref>The German title is wrong: She was Queen Mary I of England, and a Tudor not a Stuart</ref> Lied zur Laute''' |
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{{0|—}}Leis', mein Spiel ! |
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==Recordings== |
==Recordings== |
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* ''Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar'' has "Queen Mary's Song" performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris (piano).<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001858847|title=''Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar''|author=James Leonard}}</ref> |
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* Elgar: ''Complete Songs for Voice & Piano'' [[Konrad Jarnot]] (baritone), Reinild Mees (piano)<ref>{{cite web|title=Elgar CDs Part-songs and solo songs|url=http://www.elgarfoundation.org/trolleyed/2/12/40/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121200306/http://www.elgarfoundation.org/trolleyed/2/12/40/index.htm|archive-date=2008-11-21|access-date=2024-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Other versions== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080610000708/http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Works-Songs-Piano-Music-By-Edward-Elgar-MP3-Download/11044195.html Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar] has "Queen Mary's Song" performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris (piano). |
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Other settings of poems from Tennyson's ''Queen Mary'' include songs by |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121200306/http://www.elgarfoundation.org/trolleyed/2/12/40/index.htm Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano] [[Konrad Jarnot]] (baritone), Reinild Mees (piano) |
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*[[Charles Villiers Stanford]], [[incidental music]] to ''Queen Mary'', [[Opus number|Op.]] 6, including "The Lute Song {Mary's Song)" and "The Milkmaid's Song", 1876;<ref>{{IMSLP|work=Queen Mary, Op.6 (Stanford, Charles Villiers)|cname=Incidental music to ''Queen Mary'' (Stanford)}}</ref> |
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*[[Kate Loder]], "Queen Mary's Song", an undated manuscript signed with her married name Kate Thompson;<ref>{{IMSLP|work=Queen Mary's Song (Loder, Kate)|cname="Queen Mary's Song" (Loder)}}</ref> |
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*[[Horatio Parker]], two songs: "Milkmaid's Song" and "Lute Song", 1904. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Banfield, Stephen, ''Sensibility and English Song: Critical studies of the early 20th century'' (Cambridge University Press, 1985) {{ISBN|0-521-37944-X}} |
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*Kennedy, Michael, ''Portrait of Elgar'' (Oxford University Press, 1968) {{ISBN|0-19-315414-5}} |
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*Moore, Jerrold N. “Edward Elgar: a creative life” (Oxford University Press, 1984) {{ISBN|0-19-315447-1}} |
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*{{cite book | last=Young | first=Percy M. | title=Elgar O.M.: a study of a musician | location=London | publisher=Collins| year=1973 | oclc=869820}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{IMSLP|work=Queen Mary's Song (Elgar, Edward)|cname=Queen Mary's Song (Elgar)}} |
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*{{IMSLP|work=7 Lieder (Elgar, Edward)|cname=Seven Lieder (Elgar)}} |
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* {{YouTube|4pKAUB7skd4|Audio}}, [[Felicity Lott]], [[Joseph Middleton]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 26 August 2024
"Queen Mary's Song" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1889. The words are by Tennyson, sung by Queen Mary I of England as she plays a lute in scene 2, act 5 of his 1875 play Queen Mary: A Drama.[1]
It was composed between 14 June and 1 July 1889, and dedicated to J. H. Meredith, an honorary member of the Worcester Amateur Instrumental Society.[2]
The song was first published by Osborn & Tuckwood in 1889, then by Ascherberg in 1892. It was re-published in 1907 as one of the Seven Lieder, with English and German words. The German translator, one unidentified Ed. Sachs, named the song "Maria Stuart's Lied zur Laute", confusing the Stuart Mary, Queen of Scots with the Tudor Mary I of England.
Lyrics
[edit]Words used by Tennyson
Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing!
Beauty passes like a breath and love is lost in loathing:
Low, my lute; speak low, my lute, but say the world is nothing -
Low, lute, low!
Love will hover round the flowers when they first awaken;
Love will fly the fallen leaf, and not be overtaken;
Low, my lute! oh low, my lute! we fade and are forsaken -
Low, dear lute, low!
Words used by Elgar
Hapless doom of woman happy in betrothing,
Beauty passes like a breath and love is lost in loathing:
Low! my lute:
Speak low, speak low, my lute, but say the world is nothing.
Low! lute, low!
Love will hover round the flowers when they first awaken;
Love will fly the fallen leaf, and not be overtaken;
Low, my lute!
O low, O low, my lute! we fade and are forsaken.
Low, dear lute, low!
Glücklos Schicksal des Weibes, Glücklich nur im Wähnen,
Schönheit schwindet wie ein Hauch, Und Lieb' vergeht in Tränen:
Leis', mein Spiel !
Tön' leis, o leis, mein Spiel, doch sag der Welt mein Sehnen.
Sanft! Laute, sanft !
Liebe schützt die zarten Keime, Wenn sie Wurzel fassen;
Liebe flieht die welken Blüten, Wenn Farb' und Leben blassen;
Leis', mein Spiel !
Tön' leis, o leis, mein Spiel! Verwelkt sind wir verlassen.
Sanft, o Laute, sanft!
Recordings
[edit]- Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar has "Queen Mary's Song" performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris (piano).[3]
- Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano Konrad Jarnot (baritone), Reinild Mees (piano)[4]
- The Songs of Edward Elgar, SOMM CD 220, Catherine Wyn-Rogers (soprano) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999[5]
Other versions
[edit]Other settings of poems from Tennyson's Queen Mary include songs by
- Charles Villiers Stanford, incidental music to Queen Mary, Op. 6, including "The Lute Song {Mary's Song)" and "The Milkmaid's Song", 1876;[6]
- Kate Loder, "Queen Mary's Song", an undated manuscript signed with her married name Kate Thompson;[7]
- Horatio Parker, two songs: "Milkmaid's Song" and "Lute Song", 1904.
References
[edit]- ^ Tennyson, Lord Alfred (1875). Queen Mary: a Drama. Boston: J. R. Osgood.
- ^ Percy M. Young (1955). Elgar O. M. London: Collins OCLC 869820
- ^ James Leonard. Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar at AllMusic
- ^ "Elgar CDs Part-songs and solo songs". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "CD Information - the songs of Edward Elgar".
- ^ Incidental music to Queen Mary (Stanford): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ "Queen Mary's Song" (Loder): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
External links
[edit]- Queen Mary's Song (Elgar): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Seven Lieder (Elgar): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Audio on YouTube, Felicity Lott, Joseph Middleton