Most beautiful song ever written?

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 29 Aug 11 - 03:41 AM

Sean O'Casey's Red Roses For Me, specialy when sung by Ronnie Drew.

All the songs mentioned so far are better than the one which started this thread.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Allen in Oz
Date: 29 Aug 11 - 02:48 AM

" T'was the Last Rose of Summer" must be up there somewhere

AD

Subject: Bokwritten?
From: frogprince
Date: 29 Aug 11 - 02:08 AM

One single choice? Yah, right... : )

All Along the Colorado Trail
Turning Toward the Morning, by Gordon Bok
Guantanamera

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 29 Aug 11 - 12:43 AM

Searching For Lambs said to be Cecil Sharp's nomination for most beautiful tune he had ever heard {or was it Vaughan Williams'?}.

~Michael~

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Mysha
Date: 29 Aug 11 - 12:10 AM

Greenfields - The Brothers Four
                                                                  Mysha

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: PHJim
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 11:38 PM

My favourite performance (today) is Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding by Jesse Winchester.
I love Blind Mary by Turlough O'Carolan -no words, but lovely tune.
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry has some lovely lyrics

The second half of When You And I Were Young Maggie really appeals to me (perhaps because I'm married to a Maggie)

They say we are feeble with age, Maggie
Our steps are less sprightly than then
Your face is a well written page, Maggie
But time alone was the pen.
They say we are aged and grey, Maggie
As spray by the white breakers flung
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie
When you and I were young.

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Louie Roy
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 11:30 PM

There are many but two of my favorite are let me call you sweetheart and Somewhere my love

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: mg
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 11:29 PM

Raglan Road too of course. mg

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 10:19 PM

*smile*....Jon, Jock O' Hazledean is a favorite. I saw Jean Redpath open the 2nd half of a concert with it as people were mumbling and settling in their seats... BOOM... she hit those first notes hard and the audience was stunned. The Corries do a 'gentle' version, which is nice...but....

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Elmore
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 10:07 PM

Do you think that I do not Know? words Henry Lawson, Music Slim Dusty sung by Priscilla Herdman.

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: GUEST,BigDaddy
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 08:30 PM

"Song For Autumn" aka "Westlin' Winds," or "Song Composed in August" as recorded by the Old Blind Dogs. Words by Robert Burns. Tune was apparently originally known as "I had a horse, I had nae mair".

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 08:26 PM

U for this one then Bill?

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: GUEST,Paul Burke
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 08:24 PM

Edi beo thu hevene quene
Folkes froure and angeles blisse
Moder unwemed and maiden clene
Sowich in worlde non other nisse


I'm an atheist too.

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: DrugCrazed
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 08:20 PM

Feel Their Hearts, used in Riverdance. A very pretty song.

Extra mentions: Circle Game (Joni Mitchell), When You Go (Jonathan Coulton)

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 08:17 PM

I love many of the Scottish melodies for sheer lovliness...but name ONE song as 'best'? I can barely imagine how people can ask anyone to choose.

Why not just ask for 'favorite beautiful songs'?

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 07:45 PM

Subject to change but I'm in Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon atm

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 07:31 PM

If you mean a beautiful song beautifully sung, I'd have to go for "I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose" sung by Triona.

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 07:12 PM

Rose of Allendale must rank highly.....

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 06:54 PM

The Ash Grove is up there..as is Oleanna but words are too silly..I want to find the original fishing words. mg

Subject: RE: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: skipy
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 06:46 PM

Margarita, Harvey Andrew.
Skipy

Subject: Most beautiful song ever written?
From: Songwronger
Date: 28 Aug 11 - 06:44 PM

Some people claim that a song by Gustav Mahler called "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen," is the most beautiful ever written.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBTnAmWkxC0

That's a link to a recording of it by Janet Baker, on Youtube.

Not sure what the most "beautiful" song I've ever come across is, but this one's in the running.

A link to the song's lyrics, with translation from German to English:

http://glenngould.org/f_minor/msg04351.html

Mahler was an interesting composer. He liked to work themes and melodies from his songs into his symphonies.

What's the most beautiful song you've ever heard?