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Benjamin Britten

Billy Budd Lyrics

Disc 1

  1. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule!
  2. Act I: Prologue
  3. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Batter my heart
  4. Act I Scene 1: "Pull, my bantams"
  5. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares
  6. Act I Scene 1: "Send for John Claggart!"
  7. Act I Scene 1: "Billy Budd, king of the birds!"
  8. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh, to vex me
  9. Act I Scene 1: "I heard, your honour!"
  10. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: What if this present
  11. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Since she whom I loved
  12. Act I Scene 1: "Come along, kid!"
  13. Act I Scene 1: "Christ, the poor chap, the poor little runt!"
  14. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
  15. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Thou hast made me
  16. Act I Scene 1: "Vere! Vere! - Officers and men..."
  17. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Death be not proud
  18. Act II Scene 1: "My compliments..."
  19. Act II Scene 1: "Don't like the French!"
  20. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The pride of the peacock...London
  21. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: Prisons are built... The Chimney sweeper
  22. Act II Scene 1: "Oh, that's nothing"
  23. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The bird a nest... A poison tree
  24. Act II Scene 2: "Blow her away..."
  25. Act II Scene 2: "Here lads!"
  26. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: Think in the morning... The Tyger
  27. Act II Scene 2: "Come out of that!"
  28. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The tygers of wrath... TheFly
  29. Act II Scene 2: "O beauty, o handsomeness"
  30. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: The hours of folly... Ah, Sun-flower
  31. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: To see a World... Every night & every morn
  32. Act II Scene 2: "Come here! Remember your promise"
  33. Billy Budd: Prologue. "I am an old man"
  34. Act II Scene 2: "Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!"
  35. Act II Scene 2: "Dansker, old friend"
  36. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Pull, my bantams!"
  37. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Guard boat! Indomitable!"
  38. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "First man forward!"
  39. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Your name?"
  40. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Billy Budd, king of the birds!"

Disc 2

  1. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "I heard, your honour!"
  2. Act III, Scene 1: "I don't like the look of the mist"
  3. Act III, Scene 1: "Deck ahoy!"
  4. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Come along kid! Come along!"
  5. Act III, Scene 1: "All guns ready, Sir!"
  6. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Christ! the poor chap"
  7. Act III, Scene 1: "There are you again, Master-at-Arms"
  8. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "What's that? What's those whistles?"
  9. Act III, Scene 1: "Nay, nay, you're mistaken"
  10. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene I. "Starry Vere we call him"
  11. Act III, Scene 2: "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!"
  12. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Boy!"
  13. Act III, Scene 2: "You wanted to see me"
  14. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Gentlemen, the King!"
  15. Act III, Scene 2: "God o'mercy!"
  16. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "Ay, at Spithead"
  17. Act III, Scene 2: "William Budd, you are accused"
  18. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene II. "We are, sir. Claggart is an able one"
  19. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Blow her away"
  20. Act III, Scene 2: "Poor fellow, who could save him?"
  21. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "We're off to Samoa"
  22. Act III, Scene 2: "I accept their verdict"
  23. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Hi! You...a...a..."
  24. Act IV, Scene 1: "Look!... Through the port comes the moonshine astray!"
  25. Act IV, Scene 1: "And farewell to ye"
  26. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Over the water"
  27. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Come here. Remember your promise"
  28. Act IV, Scene 1: "According to the Articles of War"
  29. Act IV, Scene 1: "Starry Vere"
  30. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Billy!... Hist! Billy Budd!"
  31. Billy Budd: Act I, Scene III. "Dansker, old friend, glad to see you"
  32. Act IV, Scene 1: "We committed his body to the deep"

Disc 3

  1. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "I don't like the look of the mist"
  2. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "With great regret I must disturb your honour"
  3. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Deck ahoy!"
  4. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Who'll volunteer to board 'em"
  5. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "There you are again, Master-at-arms"
  6. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "O this cursed mist!"
  7. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!"
  8. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Master-at-arms and foretopman"
  9. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "God o' mercy!"
  10. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Gentlemen, William Budd here"
  11. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "William Budd, you are accused"
  12. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "Poor fellow, who could save him?"
  13. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene II. "I accept their verdict"
  14. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Look!"
  15. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "Here! Baby!"
  16. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. "And farewell to ye, old Rights o' Man!"
  17. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene III. Interlude
  18. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "According to the Articles of War"
  19. Billy Budd: Act II, Scene IV. "Down all hands!"
  20. Billy Budd: Epilogue. "We committed his body to the deep."
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