Editing Thomas the Rhymer (section)

===Musical adaptations===
* The German version of ''Tom der Reimer'' by [[Theodor Fontane]] was set as a song for male voice and piano by [[Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe|Carl Loewe]], his op. 135.
** An outstanding early recording, in German is by [[Heinrich Schlusnus]], on Polydor 67212, of 1938 (78 rpm).
* Modern versions of the "Thomas the Rhymer" ballad include renditions by [[British folk rock]] act [[Steeleye Span]] which recorded two different versions for their 1974 album ''[[Now We Are Six (album)|Now We Are Six]]'' and another for ''[[Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span]]'', released in 2002. Singer [[Ewan MacColl]] has also recorded his version of the ballad.
* The English composer [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] left an opera by the title of ''Thomas the Rhymer'' incomplete at the time of his death in 1958. The libretto was a collaboration between the composer and his second wife, [[Ursula Vaughan Williams]], and it was based upon the ballads of ''Thomas the Rhymer'' and ''Tam Lin''.<ref>Ursula Vaughan Williams, ''R.V.W.: A Biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams'' (Oxford University Press, 1964), p. 393.</ref>
* The British country/[[acid house]] band [[Alabama 3]] drew upon the ballad of ''Thomas the Rhymer'' in a 2003 recording entitled ''Yellow Rose''.  Alabama 3's lyrics give the ballad a new setting in the American frontier of the 19th Century, where an enchanting woman lures the narrator to a night of wild debauchery, then robs and finally murders him.  ''Yellow Rose'' appears on their 2003 album ''[[Power in the Blood (Alabama 3 album)|Power in the Blood]]'' (One Little Indian / Geffen).
* Kray Van Kirk's Creative Commons-licensed song "The Queen of Elfland", for which Van Kirk also created a music video, retells the story in a modern setting.<ref>{{Citation | last = Van Kirk | first = Kray | title = The Queen of Elfland, Lyrics | url = http://www.krayvankirk.com/lyric/The%20Queen%20of%20Elfland.html | access-date = 27 December 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20141227213848/http://www.krayvankirk.com/lyric/The%20Queen%20of%20Elfland.html | archive-date = 27 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Van Kirk | first = Kray | title = The Queen of Elfland, music video | url=http://www.krayvankirk.com  | access-date = 23 October 2015 }}</ref>