Love's Old Sweet Song
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Love's Old Sweet Song is an Irish folk song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy
and lyricist G. Clifton Bingham.
It has been recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt
. It is alluded to in James Joyce's Ulysses
as being sung by Molly Bloom
.
James Lynam Molloy
James Lynam Molloy was an Irish poet, author and composer.-Biography:James Molloy attended St Edmund's College as a student between 1851 and 1855 along with his brother Bernard, who later became an MP. After leaving the College, he went to the Catholic University in Dublin, graduating in 1858...
and lyricist G. Clifton Bingham.
It has been recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt
Clara Butt
Dame Clara Ellen Butt DBE , sometimes called Clara Butt-Rumford after her marriage, was an English contralto with a remarkably imposing voice and a surprisingly agile singing technique. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer.-Early life and career:Clara Butt was born in Southwick,...
. It is alluded to in James Joyce's Ulysses
Ulysses (novel)
Ulysses is a novel by the Irish author James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, in Paris. One of the most important works of Modernist literature,...
as being sung by Molly Bloom
Molly Bloom
Molly Bloom is a fictional character in the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. The wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the Odyssey. The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Penelope is eternally faithful, Molly is not, having an affair with...
.