The Highland Balou
| Song Title | The Highland Balou (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Benjamin Britten |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Robert Burns |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Baby; Babies; Bonny; Charms; Chiefs; Children; Clans; Countries; Cows; Donald; Falling Asleep; Folk Song; Great; Highlands; Living; Lullaby; Mothers; Pictures; Scotland; Scottish; Sweet; Thieves; Traveling |
| First Line | Hee Balou, my sweet wee Donald (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1947 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3336 |
| Larger Work | Charm of Lullabies (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/charm-of-lullabies-op-41-for-mezzo-soprano-and-piano/oclc/255111 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/7lFndBkhYC1gr2UXwzelIn?si=mtjxVvlrRPOjyxSp9qQ1zw |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 41 no. 2 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano |
| Range: | C4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (Search) |
| Premiered By | Nancy Evans, mezzo soprano & Felix de Nobel, piano; January 3, 1949 (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |