George Cooper (May 14, 1840, New York City – September 26, 1927, New York City) was an American poet remembered chiefly for his song lyrics, many set to music by
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, inc ...
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He translated the lyrics of German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and French musical works into singable English.
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Works
* "
For the Dear Old Flag, I Die For The Dear Old Flag, I Die is an American Civil War song. It was originally a poem written by George Cooper. The music by Stephen Foster was later added in. The song interprets the last words of a drummer boy who was fatally wounded at the Battle ...
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* "Only One Mother"
* "The Wind and the Leaves"
* "An Autumn Greeting"
* "
Star of the East" (1890)
* Words for the 1869 song ''Sweet Genevieve'', to music by Henry L Tucker
"October’s Party"
[Poemhunter.com] Memorized by third grade students in the 1950s
Further reading
"Author of 'Sweet Genevieve' Dies in His Sleep at Age of 89"facsimile
, ''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', September 28, 1927
References
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External links
* Musical works with text/translation by George Cooper at IMSLP
1840 births
1927 deaths
Writers from New York City
Poets from New York (state)
Translators to English
American translators
American male poets
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