“In Memorial of 77 Brave Newfoundland Sealers”
Description
"Sad comes the news from o'er the sea, To fill our hearts with dread, To tell us that the ones we loved Are numbered with the dead." The poem briefly mentions their home lives, and hopes that God will make things well
Notes
This is one of those every-word-is-found-somewhere-else songs, but if there is an exact inspiration, I can't recall it. - RBW
Historical references
- Mar 31, 1914 - date of the disaster, according to the broadside
Cross references
- cf. "The Newfoundland Disaster (I)" (subject)
- cf. Pat Maher, "The Story of the Sealing Vessel, The Newfoundland" (on NFMLeach)
- cf. "The Newfoundland Disaster (II)" (subject)
References
- Ryan/Small, p. 93, "In Memorial of 77 Brave Newfoundland Sealers" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, RySm093