The Leprehaun
Song Title | The Leprehaun (Search) |
Composer(s): | Herbert Hughes (arr.) |
Author(s): | Traditional |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Catching; Elves; Evening; Fairies; Folk Song; Fools; Gold; Laughing; Legend; Leprechauns; Mischief; Moonlight; Purses; Story; Theft; Tricks; Voices |
First Line | In a shady nook one moonlight night (Search) |
Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1909 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=61661 |
Larger Work | Irish Country Songs, Vol. III (Search) |
Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/42/IMSLP336072-SIBLEY1802.22671.6de1-39087012503480vol._3_score.pdf |
Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPe3H2sTMKI |
Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/High voice |
Range: | D4 - G5 (Search) |
Original Key | A minor (Search) |
Notes | Score attributes the text to Patrick Weston Joyce (Search) |
Contributor | GTM (Search) |