Peace to the souls of the heroes (John Wall Callcott)
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- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2009-04-24). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 78 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Peace to the souls of the heroes
Composer: John Wall Callcott
Lyricist: Ossian
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: ATB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella (originally). Piano accompaniment added by William Horsley (1774-1858).
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Description: A three part glee
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Original text and translations
English text
From Fingal, by Ossian
"Peace," [said Cuthullin,] "to the souls of the heroes! their deeds were great in fight. Let them ride around me on clouds. Let them show their features of war. My soul shall then be firm in danger; mine arm like the thunder of heaven! But be thou on a moonbeam, O Morna! near the window of my rest; when my thoughts are of peace; when the din of arms is past.
Note: words in square brackets not included in the musical setting.