by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
The fool's song
Language: English
I tried to put a bird in a cage. O fool that I am! For the bird was Truth. Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to put Truth in a cage! And when I had the bird in the cage, O fool that I am! Why, it broke my pretty cage. Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to put Truth in a cage! And when the bird was flown from the cage, O fool that I am! Why, I had nor bird nor cage. Sing merrily, Truth: I tried to put Truth in a cage! Heigh-ho! Truth in a cage.
Authorship:
- by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963), "The fool's song", appears in The Tempers, first published 1913 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine McGill (1877 - 1919), "The fool's song", published 1915. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 98