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Original

The Gurt Black Dog of Somerset. Oliver Barton. Piano. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. SATB.

Translation

The Gurt Black Dog of Somerset. Oliver Barton. Plan. Secular , Partsong. Language. English. SATB.

Original

The absolutely true tale of a cottager who walks up the Quantock hills. in Somerset, England. only for the mist to come down. A muzzle presses into his hand - "Aha. " he cries, "'Tis my faithful sheepdog Shep come to guide me home. " But when he reaches home and opens his cottage door, there is Shep inside. Who then guided him home. Originally for choir and piano, with interesting effects to convey such things as a phantom dog growing in size and disappearing. The unaccompanied version was made for four solo voices, with the interesting effects realised somewhat differently. Original text and translations.

Translation

The absolutely true tale of a cottager who walks up the Quantock hills. in Somerset, England. only for the mist to come down. A muzzle presses into his hand - "Aha. " he cries, "'Tis my faithful sheepdog Shep come to guide me home. " But when he reaches home and opens his cottage door, there is Shep inside. Who then guided him home. Originally for choir and piano, with interesting effects to convey such things as a phantom dog growing in size and disappearing. The unaccompanied version was made for four solo voices, with the interesting effects realised somewhat differently. Original text and translations.