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FAMOUS SONGS
bells actually at Shandon now, though there were in Prout's time, of course. The song has been set several times, but the only two of value are, first, the setting by J. L. Hatton, and second, by Mrs. H. Morgan. John Liphot Hatton, whose setting is generally considered the best, was born in 1809 and died in 1877. He composed music for a vast quantity of pieces, songs, operettas, dramas, and so on, and was the musical director at the Princess's Theatre under Charles Kean, and composed the music for the Shakespearean productions. " Good-bye, Sweetheart, Good-bye" is his most enduring work.
A very touching Irish song, " The Exile of Erin," was written by a Scotchman—Thomas Campbell the poet, to wit—although it has often been attributed to the Irish verse-writer, George Nugent Reynolds, though there is no evidence to show that Reynolds ever claimed it himself. Unfortunately after his death his friends caused a great bother about it, saying that it was written by him as a second part of his lyric commencing:
" Green -were the fields where my forefathers dwelt O, Erin, ma voureen ! slan leat go bragh ! Though our farm was small yet comforts we felt 0, Erin, ma voureen ! slan leat go bragh I 185 |
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