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樂譜：
Britten, Benjamin. Folk Song Arrangements, Volume 4, Moore’s Irish Melodies. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1960.
Stevenson, Sir John. Irish Melodies with Symphonies and Accompaniments By Sir John Stevenson and Characteristic Words By Thomas Moore New Edition Edited By J.W.Clover. James Duffy & Co, 1859.
影音資料：
Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, performed by Felicity lott, Soprano, Philip Langridge, Tenor, Graham Johnson, Piano, and Carlos Bonell, Guitar. NAXOS, ASIN: B0007ORDUE, Audio Compact Disc, 2005.
Britten- Complete Folksong Arrangements, performed by Lorna Anderson, Soprano, Regina Nathan, Soprano, Jamie MacDougall, Tenor, Malcolm Martineau, Piano, Bryn Lewis,
Harp, and Craig Ogden, Guitar. London: Hyperion Records, ASIN: B000050X9N, Audio Compact Disc, 2000.
Pears, Peter, and Tony Palmer. A time there was…a profile of Benjamin Britten. Long Branch, NJ: Kultur International Films, Videotape, 1980.
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