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Title: Goat Song Title Record # 41368
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1972-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch, revised by Jean-Daniel Brèque for "Le chant du barde"
 French Le chant du barde
1974ⓘTranslated by 深町眞理子(Fukamachi Mariko)
 Japanese
トラジェディ?Torajedi
[as by
ポール・アンダースン?Pōru Andāsun
Pooru Andaasun
]
1981ⓘTranslated by Pon Ruiter
 Dutch Bokkenzang
1981ⓘTranslated by Roger Hall.
 Swedish Nattens drottning
1982ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Bocksgesang
1995ⓘ
  • Translated by Marko Fančović
Serbian
Jarčeva pesma?Jarceva pesma
Jarcheva pesma
[as by Pol Anderson]
1996ⓘTranslated by Cristina Sculatti
 Italian Orfeo secondo
2007 Swedish
Getens sång?Getens saang
Getens sang
2015ⓘ
  • Translated by Igor Rendić
Croatian Kozja pjesma

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1973 Hugo Best Novelette
Win 1973 Nebula Novelette
3 1973 Locus Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1972 1972-02-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 148
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Bert Tanner Checkmark
Fiction, #230 1973-02-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
 OPTA  
F5.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
 196
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Caza Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #53) 0-87997-053-7 / UQ1053
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UQ1053
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-08-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 5828
$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth William S. Shields Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1973-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-01754-6
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Eight 1973-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Harper & Row 0-06-010151-2
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Luba Litwak Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1974-00-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim Book Club Associates     255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth George Woodman Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 1974年10月号, #190?Esu-Efu Magajin - 1974-nen 10-gatsu-gō, #190
Esu-Efu Magajin - 1974-nen 10-gatsu-gou, #190
S-F Magajin - 1974-nen 10-gatsu-gō, #190
S-F Magajin - 1974-nen 10-gatsu-gou, #190
 1974-10-00 ed.
長島良三?Ryōzō Nagashima
Ryozo Nagashima
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
     232
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 mag
角田純男?かくたすみお
Kakuta Sumio
  
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04080-3
£0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Anthony Roberts Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04080-3
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Anthony Roberts  
Homeward and Beyond 1975-06-06 Poul Anderson Doubleday 0-385-05540-4
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Roger Zimmerman Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 8 1975-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Berkley Medallion 0-425-02951-4 / Z2951
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Homeward and Beyond 1976-07-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion D3162
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
242
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Homeward and Beyond 1977-01-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Medallion 0-425-03162-4
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
242
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-08-05 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-12218-7
$12.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 1845
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-046943-9   xviii+
476
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-06-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-011626-9
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xviii+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Two 1978-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-87997-427-3 / UJ1427
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Larry Ortiz Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part Two: 1973 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) 0-234-72071-9   171
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Hugo Winners: Volume 3, Book 2 1979-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24045-2
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Attila Hejja Checkmark
Homeward and Beyond 1979-09-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-04306-1
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Det hände i morgon 15?Det hande i morgon 15
 1981-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #143) 91-7228-282-7
skr 85.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK
 280
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth Paul Lehr  
Met koningen geen vrede en 4 andere verhalen 1981-00-00 Poul Anderson Gradivus (Gradivus SF) 90-6317-972-3
ƒ17.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 301
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Eddie Jones Checkmark
Winners 1981-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / Pinnacle (Jim Baen Presents) 0-523-48507-7
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 299
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Das Treffen mit Medusa und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 4 1982-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6728) 3-8118-6728-8
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 268
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Don Maitz Checkmark
Histoires divines 1983-06-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3782) 2-253-03152-6   477
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Philippe Adamov Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
434
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1987-12-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon / SFBC 11628
$6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Polarisova SF antologija '95. 1995-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
 Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     236
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Tsuneo Sanda Checkmark
I premi Hugo 1972-1973 1996-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Classici Urania #226)  
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Marco Patrito  
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1998-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick HarperCollins 0-06-046943-9
$15.62?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1005
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-06-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30359-0
$25.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / SFBC 52162
$12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Vincent Di Fate  
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume One 2003-04-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 1-84119-513-8
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xix+
586
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Going for Infinity 2003-05-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30597-6
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 416
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Vincent Di Fate  
The Science Fiction Century, Volume One 2006-03-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-86484-1
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 511
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
Nova science fiction, nummer 14 2007-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg Gafiac  
skr 65?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK
  
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag  
Admiralty 2011-02-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #4) 978-1-886778-94-8
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 507
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Picacio Checkmark
Le chant du barde 2012-08-00 Poul Anderson Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #32703) 978-2-253-13487-9
€8.10?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 620
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Nebula 2 1970. - 1974. 2015-11-00 ed. Davorin Horak Hangar 7 (Nebula (Hangar 7) #2) 978-953-57638-3-3
kn 299.00?kn: Croatian kuna. ISO code: HRK in 1994-2023
 511
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Philippe Bouchet Checkmark
Admiralty 2016-12-22 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10943-8
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF date unknown ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #53) UQ1053
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 01845
$5.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
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