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"'''Somewhere In France Is the Lily'''" is a [[World War I]] [[march (music)|march]] composed by [[Joseph E. Howard]] with lyrics written by [[Philander Chase Johnson]]. It became a hit twice in 1918, charting when released by [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]]<ref name=MusicVF1>{{cite web|title=Somewhere in France Is the Lily|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Somewhere+in+France+Is+the+Lily+by+Charles+Hart&id=105730|website=MusicVF.com|publisher=VF Entertainment|accessdate=10 July 2014}}</ref> and by [[Henry Burr]]<ref name=MusicVF2>{{cite web|title=Somewhere in France Is the Lily|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Somewhere+in+France+Is+the+Lily+by+Henry+Burr&id=116121|website=MusicVF.com|publisher=VF Entertainment|accessdate=10 July 2014}}</ref>. The song presents a young couple separated by war but held together by love and the sentimental value of lily flowers.
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"'''Somewhere In France Is the Lily'''" is a [[World War I]] [[march (music)|march]] composed in 1918 by [[Joseph E. Howard]] with lyrics written by [[Philander Chase Johnson]]. It became a hit twice in 1918, charting when released by [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]]<ref name=MusicVF1>{{cite web|title=Somewhere in France Is the Lily|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Somewhere+in+France+Is+the+Lily+by+Charles+Hart&id=105730|website=MusicVF.com|publisher=VF Entertainment|accessdate=10 July 2014}}</ref> and by [[Henry Burr]].<ref name=MusicVF2>{{cite web|title=Somewhere in France Is the Lily|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Somewhere+in+France+Is+the+Lily+by+Henry+Burr&id=116121|website=MusicVF.com|publisher=VF Entertainment|accessdate=10 July 2014}}</ref> The song presents a young couple separated by war but held together by love and the sentimental value of lily flowers.


The lyrics and cover art are in the [[public domain]].
The lyrics and cover art are in the [[public domain]].


==Composition==
==Composition==
The song was originally sung and composed by Joseph E. Howard, with words by Philander Johnson. It was published by M. Witmark & Sons in New York City in 1917.<ref name=Parker>{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=Bernard|title=World War I Sheet Music|date=2006|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, NC|page=608|isbn=978-0-7864-2493-1|accessdate= 2014-09-07}}</ref> The song uses the imagery of the [[rose]] and the [[lily]] to represent England and France, and emphasizes the cooperation and closeness of the two countries in World War I.<ref name=Victor1>{{cite journal|title = Vocal Records|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HXVTAAAAYAAJ|journal=Victor Records|publisher=The Talking Machine Company|year=1918|month=January|volume=4|issue=1|page=12|ref={{harvid|Victor Records|1918}}}}</ref>
The song was originally sung and composed by Joseph E. Howard, with words by Philander Johnson. It was published by M. Witmark & Sons in New York City in 1917.<ref name=Parker>{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=Bernard|title=World War I Sheet Music|date=2006|publisher=McFarland & Company|location=Jefferson, NC|page=608|isbn=978-0-7864-2493-1}}</ref> The song uses the imagery of the [[rose]] and the [[lily]] to represent England and France respectively, and emphasizes the cooperation and closeness of the two countries in World War I.<ref name=Victor1>{{cite journal|title = Vocal Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXVTAAAAYAAJ|journal=Victor Records|publisher=The Talking Machine Company|date=January 1918|volume=4|issue=1|page=12|ref={{harvid|Victor Records|1918}}}}</ref>


Cover art for the composition shows that the sheet music was priced at US$0.50, and in 1918, a [[phonograph]] of the song (coupled with "My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France" sung by [[Elizabeth Spencer (soprano)|Elizabeth Spencer]]) could be purchased through [[Victor Records]] for $0.75.{{sfn|Victor Records|1918|p=24}}
Cover art for the composition shows that the sheet music was priced at US$0.50, and in 1918, a [[phonograph]] of the song (coupled with "My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France" sung by [[Elizabeth Spencer (soprano)|Elizabeth Spencer]]) could be purchased through [[Victor Records]] for $0.75.{{sfn|Victor Records|1918|p=24}}


==Recordings and commercial success==
==Lyrics==
The score went through approximately seven printings.<ref> Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 141, {{ISBN|9783447102780}}.</ref>
One day as morning shed its glow<br>
Across the eastern sky,<br>
A boy and girl in accents low,<br>
In a garden said “Good bye!”<br>
She said, “Remember as you stray,<br>
When each must do his share, <br>
The flowers blooming here today<br>
Are emblems over there!”<br>
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Somewhere in France is the Lily, <br>
Close by the English Rose; <br>
A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green,<br>
And each loyal flow’r that grows.<br>
Somewhere in France is a sweetheart,<br>
Facing the battle’s chance, <br>
For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth<br>
Somewhere in France.<br>
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Each morning in that garden fair,<br>
Where sweetest perfumes dwell, <br>
The lassie whispers low a pray’r<br>
For the flowr’s she loves so well.<br>
And over there as night draws near, <br>
Amid the shot and flame,<br>
Unto the flag he holds so dear, <br>
A soldier breathes her name.<br>
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Somewhere in France is the Lily, <br>
Close by the English Rose; <br>
A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green,<br>
And each loyal flow’r that grows.<br>
Somewhere in France is a sweetheart,<br>
Facing the battle’s chance, <br>
For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth<br>
Somewhere in France.<ref name=Howard>{{cite book|last1=Howard|first1=Jos E|title=Somewhere in France is the Lily|date=1917|publisher=M. Witmark & Songs|location=New York, NY|oclc=19956570}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|title=Sheet music & MP3 for Somewhere In France Is the Lily|url=http://cdm16614.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16614coll23/id/129/rec/26|publisher= Pritzker Military Museum & Library}}


[[Category:Songs of World War I]]
[[Category:Songs of World War I]]
[[Category:Songs about flowers]]
[[Category:1917 songs]]
[[Category:1917 songs]]
[[Category:Songs about France]]
[[Category:Songs written by Joseph E. Howard]]




Latest revision as of 00:14, 15 June 2024

"Somewhere In France Is the Lily"
Original cover art of "Somewhere In France is the Lily."
Song
Released1918
Songwriter(s)Composer: Joseph E. Howard
Lyricist: Philander Chase Johnson
Producer(s)M. Witmark & Sons

"Somewhere In France Is the Lily" is a World War I march composed in 1918 by Joseph E. Howard with lyrics written by Philander Chase Johnson. It became a hit twice in 1918, charting when released by Charles Hart[1] and by Henry Burr.[2] The song presents a young couple separated by war but held together by love and the sentimental value of lily flowers.

The lyrics and cover art are in the public domain.

Composition

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The song was originally sung and composed by Joseph E. Howard, with words by Philander Johnson. It was published by M. Witmark & Sons in New York City in 1917.[3] The song uses the imagery of the rose and the lily to represent England and France respectively, and emphasizes the cooperation and closeness of the two countries in World War I.[4]

Cover art for the composition shows that the sheet music was priced at US$0.50, and in 1918, a phonograph of the song (coupled with "My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France" sung by Elizabeth Spencer) could be purchased through Victor Records for $0.75.[5]

Recordings and commercial success

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The score went through approximately seven printings.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Somewhere in France Is the Lily". MusicVF.com. VF Entertainment. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Somewhere in France Is the Lily". MusicVF.com. VF Entertainment. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ Parker, Bernard (2006). World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-7864-2493-1.
  4. ^ "Vocal Records". Victor Records. 4 (1). The Talking Machine Company: 12. January 1918.
  5. ^ Victor Records 1918, p. 24.
  6. ^ Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 141, ISBN 9783447102780.
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