When I was one-and-twenty
| Song Title | When I was one-and-twenty (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Arthur Somervell |
| Author(s): | A. E. Housman (Alfred Edward) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Advice; Age; Bosoms; Crowns; Fancy; Foolishness; Free; Giving; Guineas; Hearts; In Vain; Innocence; Lessons; Love; Moral; One Octave or Less; Paying; Pearls; Pounds; Rubies; Rue; Selling; Sighs; True; Wise; Young Love; Youth |
| First Line | When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1904 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=8392 |
| Larger Work | A Shropshire Lad (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fa/IMSLP529227-PMLP181824-ASomervell_A_Shropshire_Lad.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/76E9Fk4mpbTjaPfG9c6VLf?si=DElpMiJvTcOrFEwM2WBz7w |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | A Shropshire Lad, no. 2 (Search) |
| Range: | B3 - C#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | B Major (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |