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[[File:Somewhere In France is the Lily.jpg|thumb|Original cover art of "Somewhere In France is the Lily."]] |
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"'''Somewhere In France Is the Lily'''" is a [[World War I]] |
"'''Somewhere In France Is the Lily'''" is a [[World War I]] [[march (music)|march]]. It became a hit twice in 1918, charting when released by [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]] and by [[Henry Burr]].<ref>[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=If+He+Can+Fight+Like+He+Can+Love+%28Good+Night%2C+Germany%29+by+The+Farber+Sisters&id=118520]. Musicvf.com. Retrieved on 2014-07-09.</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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The lyrics and cover art are in the [[public domain]]. |
The lyrics and cover art are in the [[public domain]]. |
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==Composition== |
==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.<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 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, |
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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 US$0.75.<ref name=Victor1>{{cite journal|title = Alphabetical List of January and November Records|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HXVTAAAAYAAJ|journal = New Victor Records for January|publisher=The Talking Machine Company|year=1918|month=January|volume=4|issue=1|page=24}}</ref> |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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Revision as of 18:04, 10 July 2014
"Somewhere In France Is the Lily" is a World War I march. It became a hit twice in 1918, charting when released by Charles Hart and by Henry Burr.[1] 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
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.[2] The song uses the imagery of the rose and the lily to represent England and France,
A phonograph of the song (coupled with "My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France" sung by Elizabeth Spencer) could be purchased through Victor Records for US$0.75.[3]
Lyrics
One day as morning shed its glow
Across the eastern sky,
A boy and girl in accents low,
In a garden said “Good bye!”
She said, “Remember as you stray,
When each must do his share,
The flowers blooming here today
Are emblems over there!”
Somewhere in France is the Lily,
Close by the English Rose;
A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green,
And each loyal flow’r that grows.
Somewhere in France is a sweetheart,
Facing the battle’s chance,
For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth
Somewhere in France.
Each morning in that garden fair,
Where sweetest perfumes dwell,
The lassie whispers low a pray’r
For the flowr’s she loves so well.
And over there as night draws near,
Amid the shot and flame,
Unto the flag he holds so dear,
A soldier breathes her name.
Somewhere in France is the Lily,
Close by the English Rose;
A Thistle so keen, and a Shamrock green,
And each loyal flow’r that grows.
Somewhere in France is a sweetheart,
Facing the battle’s chance,
For the flow’r of our youth fights for freedom and truth
Somewhere in France.[4]
References
- ^ [1]. Musicvf.com. Retrieved on 2014-07-09.
- ^ Parker, Bernard (2006). World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-7864-2493-1.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Alphabetical List of January and November Records". New Victor Records for January. 4 (1). The Talking Machine Company: 24. 1918.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Howard, Jos E (1917). Somewhere in France is the Lily. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Songs. OCLC 19956570.
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