It isnae me
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Template:Use dmy dates "It isnae me" is a poem by Sally Holmes which was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1930.[1]
The poem was first printed in Country Life magazine, and the song published in 1931 by Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd, London.
It was written at Elgar's home, "Marl Bank", near Worcester, and was dedicated to the soprano Joan Elwes,[2] whom he had admired at Three Choirs Festival.[3] The poem was performed by her in October 1930 at a concert in Dumfries, Scotland.
The poem is in the Scots language.
Lyrics
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Scots translations
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = grieving, complaining
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = sad
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = meanwhile
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = remembering
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = little, young
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = meadow-ridge
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = gave myself
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = cry
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = ago
- Script error: No such module "Lang". = don't know
Recordings
- "The Unknown Elgar" includes "Script error: No such module "Lang"." performed by Teresa Cahill (soprano), with Barry Collett (piano).
- Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has "Script error: No such module "Lang"." performed by Mark Wilde (tenor), with David Owen Norris (piano).
References
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External links
- It isnae me: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project