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There's a Green Hill Out in Flanders (There's a Green Hill Up in Maine)

"There's a Green Hill Out in Flanders (There's a Green Hill Up in Maine)" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Lyrics and music were written by Allan J. Flynn.[1] Al Piantadosi & Co. of New York City.[2] The song was written for both voice and piano.[3][4]

"There's a Green Hill Out in Flanders (There's a Green Hill Up in Maine)"
Sheet music cover with Burns and Fabrito inset
Song
Released1917
Recorded29 October 1917
Songwriter(s)Allan J. Flynn
Alternative sheet music cover
Helen Moretti inset

On October 29, 1917, Albert Wiederhold recorded a version of the song with conductor Josef Pasternack. The song was produced by Victor Records.[5] The song was also performed by Alan Turner.[6]

There are four versions of the sheet music cover. All versions feature soldiers charging a battlefield with explosions above their heads. The only difference is one version features an inset photo of Burns and Fabrito, another features an inset photo of Helen Morretti, and one features an inset photo of a woman. The final version does not have an inset photo. The cover was designed by Starmer.[2]

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[7]

The song tells the story of a mother, whose only son was killed in the war. The chorus is as follows:[8]

There's a Green hill out in Flanders
There's a Green hill up in Maine
Under one lies a son
Neath the sod and the dew
Sleeping where he fell for the Red White and Blue
On the other there's a mother
In a little cottage, waiting all in vain
So here's a tear for a brave heart in Flanders
And a cheer for a brave heart in Maine.

References edit

  1. ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 246. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
  2. ^ a b Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4.
  3. ^ "There's a green hill out in Flanders". Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ "There's a Green Hill out in Flanders". The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Victor matrix B-21013. There's a green hill out in Flanders / Albert Wiederhold". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ Victor Records. Victor Talking Machine Company. 1918. p. 11.
  7. ^ There's a green hill out in Flanders: (there's a green hill out in Maine). OCLC 25521501. Retrieved 10 February 2016 – via OCLC WorldCat.
  8. ^ "There's a Green Hill Out in Flanders (There's a Green Hill Up In Maine)". University Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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