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''The Old House at Home'' is a sentimental 19th century ballad written by Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839). The lyrics are a two stanza poem about childhood and yearning for home: ::::''"Oh! the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt, ::::''Where a child at the feet of my mother I knelt,'' ::::''Where she taught me the pray'r, where she read me the page,'' ::::''Which, if infancy lisps, is the solace of age;'' ::::''My heart, 'mid all changes, wherever I roam,'' ::::''Ne'er loses its love for the old house at home!"''〔(Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. In Two Volumes )〕 The song came to the public attention after being set to music by Edward Loder. It first appeared in Loder's 1838 opera ''"Francis the First"''.〔(The New-Yorker, Volume 7 No 1, p.16 (March 23 1839) )〕 This was one of Loder's lesser operas, which were merely vehicles for his lucrative popular songs.〔(The Musical Times Vol. 107, No. 1478, April 1966 )〕 A review of the opening night was less than complimentary; ''"The few of the public who were present thought it the most stupid piece of trash that ever disgraced the stage; in which opinion we entirely agree with them..."''.〔(The Literary Gazette Volume 22, p.716 (November 1838) )〕 Nevertheless, the song was soon very popular on both sides of the Atlantic.〔Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 34: Loder, Edward James〕 ==Other Uses== The title of the song was re-used by Edward Loder's cousin, the composer and conductor George Loder (1816–1868), for a musical entertainment that he co-wrote in 1862, which did not include the song itself.〔(Words of the songs and description of the personations, in the new and original entertainment, The Old House at Home: written and composed by Frank Ibberson Jervis and George Loder. )〕 There are currently 25 public houses in England with the name "Old House at Home",〔(Daily Mail Online Article: "A thousand rather popular pubs..." )〕 probably named after the original song.〔(The Old House at Home (Dorking) Website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old House at Home」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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