English: "The Song of the Western Men" | |
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Unofficial national anthem of Cornwall | |
Lyrics | Robert Stephen Hawker, 1826 |
Music | Louisa T. Clare, 1861 |
"The Song of the Western Men", also known as "Trelawny", is a Cornish patriotic song, composed by Louisa T. Clare for lyrics by Robert Stephen Hawker. The poem was first published anonymously in The Royal Devonport Telegraph and Plymouth Chronicle in September 1826, over 100 years after the events.[1]