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	== The Song of the Bow ==		== The Song of the Bow ==

	What of the bow?~~<br />~~		<poem>
	The bow was made in England:~~<br />~~		What of the bow?
	Of true wood, of yew-wood,~~<br />~~		The bow was made in England:
	The wood of English bows;~~<br />~~		Of true wood, of yew-wood,
	So men who are free~~<br />~~		The wood of English bows;
	Love the old yew-tree~~<br />~~		So men who are free
			Love the old yew-tree
	And the land where the yew-tree grows.		And the land where the yew-tree grows.

	What of the cord?~~<br />~~		What of the cord?
	The cord was made in England:~~<br />~~		The cord was made in England:
	A rough cord, a tough cord,~~<br />~~		A rough cord, a tough cord,
	A cord that bowmen love;~~<br />~~		A cord that bowmen love;
	And so we will sing~~<br />~~		And so we will sing
	Of the hempen string~~<br />~~		Of the hempen string
	And the land where the cord was wove.		And the land where the cord was wove.

	What of the shaft?~~<br />~~		What of the shaft?
	The shaft was cut in England:~~<br />~~		The shaft was cut in England:
	A long shaft, a strong shaft,~~<br />~~		A long shaft, a strong shaft,
	Barbed and trim and true;~~<br />~~		Barbed and trim and true;
	So we’ll drink all together~~<br />~~		So we’ll drink all together
	To the grey goose-feather~~<br />~~		To the grey goose-feather
	And the land where the grey goose flew.		And the land where the grey goose flew.

	What of the mark?~~<br />~~		What of the mark?
	Ah, seek it not in England:~~<br />~~		Ah, seek it not in England:
	A bold mark, our old mark~~<br />~~		A bold mark, our old mark
	Is waiting over-sea.~~<br />~~		Is waiting over-sea.
	When the strings harp in chorus,~~<br />~~		When the strings harp in chorus,
	And the lion flag is ~~o’er~~ us,~~<br />~~		And the lion flag is o'er us,
	It is there that our mark will be.		It is there that our mark will be.

	What of the men?~~<br />~~		What of the men?
	The men were bred in England:~~<br />~~		The men were bred in England:
	The bowmen — the yeomen,~~<br />~~		The bowmen — the yeomen,
	The lads of dale and fell.~~<br />~~		The lads of dale and fell.
	Here’s to you — and to you!~~<br />~~		Here’s to you — and to you!
	To the hearts that are true~~<br />~~		To the hearts that are true
	And the land where the true hearts dwell.		And the land where the true hearts dwell.
			</poem>

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	== Adaptations ==		== Adaptations ==

	=== Music (1898) ===		=== Sheet Music (1898) ===

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	~~<html5media>File:~~1937-08-22-the-chase-and-sanborn-hour-with-nelson-eddy-the-song-of-the-bow.mp3~~</html5media>~~		{{audio\|1937-08-22-the-chase-and-sanborn-hour-with-nelson-eddy-the-song-of-the-bow.mp3}}

TCDE-Team at 13:08, 7 August 2024

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[[File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow.jpg|thumb|220px|right|''Song of the Bow'' ([[Chappell & Co.]], december 1898)]]

''The Song of the Bow'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. The poem was included in the 6th chapter of his novel: [[The White Company]] (1891) and republished in poem collections

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[The White Company]] (1891 and various editions)
* in ''[[The Cornhill Magazine]]'' (february 1891 [UK])
* in ''[[The Sun (New York)]]'' (10 may 1891 [US])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (1892, [[C. Sheard & Co.]] [UK])
* ''[[#Adaptations|Song of the Bow]]'' (december 1898, [[Chappell & Co.]] [UK]) ''music score by [[Florence Aylward]]''
* in ''[[Songs of Action]]'' (1898-1916, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of Action]]'' (august 1898, [[Charles Scribner's Sons]] [US])
* in ''[[Songs of Action]]'' (1898, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (march 1899, [[Chappell & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Bystander]]'' (23 august 1905 [UK]) ''1st strophe''
* in ''[[The Book of the Army Pageant]]'' (may 1910, Sir Joseph Causton & Sons [UK])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (december 1911, [[G. Schrimer]] [US])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (1913, [[Chappell & Co.]] [UK])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (1913, [[G. Schrimer]] ''Choruses for Men's Voices No. 5733'' [US])
* in ''School Library Bulletin'' (february 1917 [US]) 1 ill. by [[N. C. Wyeth]]
* in ''[[Songs of Action]]'' (1918-1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (1922-1928, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* ''The Song of the Bow'' (september 1930, [[G. Schrimer]] [US])
* in ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'' (17 october 1931 [US]) ''extract''

== Music ==
''Music translated by AI from the original music sheet below.''

{{audio|chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p1-8.mp3}}

== The Song of the Bow ==

What of the bow? 
The bow was made in England: 
Of true wood, of yew-wood, 
The wood of English bows; 
So men who are free 
Love the old yew-tree 
And the land where the yew-tree grows.

What of the cord? 
The cord was made in England: 
A rough cord, a tough cord, 
A cord that bowmen love; 
And so we will sing 
Of the hempen string 
And the land where the cord was wove.

What of the shaft? 
The shaft was cut in England: 
A long shaft, a strong shaft, 
Barbed and trim and true; 
So we’ll drink all together 
To the grey goose-feather 
And the land where the grey goose flew.

What of the mark? 
Ah, seek it not in England: 
A bold mark, our old mark 
Is waiting over-sea. 
When the strings harp in chorus, 
And the lion flag is o’er us, 
It is there that our mark will be.

What of the men? 
The men were bred in England: 
The bowmen — the yeomen, 
The lads of dale and fell. 
Here’s to you — and to you! 
To the hearts that are true 
And the land where the true hearts dwell.

== Adaptations ==

=== Music (1898) ===

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="[[Chappell & Co.]] (december 1898)">
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow.jpg|Song of the Bow
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p1.jpg|p. 1
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p2.jpg|p. 2
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p3.jpg|p. 3
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p4.jpg|p. 4
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p5.jpg|p. 5
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p6.jpg|p. 6
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p7.jpg|p. 7
File:chappell-1898-12-song-of-the-bow-p8.jpg|p. 8
</gallery>

=== Gramophone Reading (1920) ===

In march 1920, a 78rpm gramophone recording was made by [[Norman Allin]] and issued on Columbia Records (UK).

[[File:columbia-record-1920-03-song-of-the-bow-78rpm.jpg|''Song of the Bow'' (Columbia Record, march 1920)]]

=== Radio Show (1937) ===

On 22 august 1937, [[Nelson Eddy]] (1901-1967) sang the [[#Music|Florence Aylward adaptation]] in the NBC radio show ''The Chase & Sandborn Hour'' with orchestra by Robert Ambruster :

<html5media>File:1937-08-22-the-chase-and-sanborn-hour-with-nelson-eddy-the-song-of-the-bow.mp3</html5media>

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