Edward Frederick Teschemacher (5 February 1876–15 May 1940), was a prolific writer of song lyrics (about 2300 songs, according to ''
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''). He was born at Highbury, Middlesex, England and he was educated at
Giggleswick School
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, Settle, North Yorkshire.
Name change
In November 1914, Teschemacher announced that from 13 November, he wished to be known and addressed as Edward Frederick Lockton.
Other work
Beside his work as a song lyricist, he also worked as a translator, arranger,
librettist
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responsible for writing or co-writing a number of well-known pieces, including " Because" (music composed by
Guy d'Hardelot
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) (1902) and " I'll Walk Beside You" (music composed by Alan Murray) (1939). Teschemacher wrote much of his lyrics for popular music between 1900 and the late 1920s. His work as a translator includes translating "Mattinata" (music by
Leoncavallo
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) from Italian to English (new title "Tis the Day") in 1904, translating a series of folksongs from Norwegian and Danish to English in 1906, and translating the " Mariae Wiegenlied" (The Virgin's Slumber Song) from German to English in 1917.
Lyrical works published as Edward Teschemacher
*"Farewell to Summer" – 1900
*" Because" – 1902
*"The Little Irish Girl" – 1903
*"I Know a Lovely Garden" – 1903
*"Mattinata" – 1904 (translated from Italian)
*"Songs of the Norseland" – 1906 (a collection of Danish and Norwegian folk songs translated by Teschemacher, with music by
Hermann Löhr
Hermann Löhr (26 October 1871 – 6 December 1943)
*"Lily of My Heart" – 1912
*"Rose of Mine" – 1912
*"The Clasp of a Hand" – 1912
*"I Looked Into Your Heart" – 1912
*"Absence" – 1912
*"The Dawn" – 1912
*"The Little Shawl of Blue" – 1913
*"Trusting Eyes" – 1913
*"Shipmates O' Mine" – 1913
*"Serenade Espagnole" – 1914
*"Night and Dawn" – 1914
*"I Wonder If Love Is a Dream" – 1914
*"Stars That Light My Garden" – 1915
*"Go For A Soldier" – 1915
*"Golden Bird" – 1915
*"Out of the Silence" – 1915
*"Come and See the Roses" – 1915
*"Those Eyes of Blue" – 1915
*"The Blackbird Sings to You" – 1915
*"Fairies from the Moon" – 1915
*"O Flower Divine" – 1915
*"Love's Silent Song" – 1915
*"Oh May My Dreams Come True" – 1915
*"Your Voice" – 1915
*"Come to Me, Morna" – 1915
*"God's Beautiful Valley" – 1915
*"This Rose of Mine" – 1915
*"Dear Little Girl Named You" – 1915
*"Fairlie/Mable Browning" – 1915 (words by Teschemacher and E.W. Anderson)
*"Golden Bird" – 1915
*"Secret of My Heart" – 1915
*" Calling Me Home to You" – 1916
*"No Voice but Yours" – 1916
*" The Garden of Your Heart" – 1917
*"Garden of Summer" – 1920
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