Good wishes (John Liptrot Hatton)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-25). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 419 kB Copyright: Personal
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-09-09). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 110 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Good wishes
Composer: John Liptrot Hatton
Lyricist: Walter Scott
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1873 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 6, no. 201
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Original text and translations
English text
A garland for the hero's crest,
And twined by her he loves the best;
To every lovely lady bright,
What can I wish but faithful knight?
To every faithful lover too,
What can I wish but lady true?
And knowledge to the studious sage;
And pillow soft to head of age.
To thee, dear schoolboy, whom my lay
Has cheated of thy hour of play,
Light task and merry holiday.
A garland for the hero's crest,
And twined by her he loves the best;
To every lovely lady bright,
What can I wish but faithful knight?
To every faithful lover too,
What can I wish but lady true?
To all, to each, a fair good night,
And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.