Wind of the Winter Night

DESCRIPTION: "Wind of the winter night, whence comest thou? And whither, oh whither, art wand'ring now? Sad, sad is thy voice on the desolate moor." The wind tells the various places it has been, including the wreck of a sailing ship; the wind laments destroying it
AUTHOR: Words: Charles Mackay / Music: Henry Russell
EARLIEST DATE: 1836 (sheet music published by Firth & Hall, New York)
KEYWORDS: ship disaster death dialog
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Huntington-TheGam-MoreSongsWhalemenSang, pp. 286-287, "Wind of the Winter's Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #27548
NOTES [22 words]: For background on Eliza Cook, see the notes to "Grandmother's Chair." For background on Henry Russell, see "Cheer, Boys, Cheer (II)."
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