How sweet the birds of Avondale Of Avondale, of Avondale, How sweet the birds of Avondale Do swoop and swing and call. The children too of Avondale Of Avondale, of Avondale, The boys and girls of Avondale Do swoop and swing and call. And all the little cats and dogs Of Avondale, of Avondale, In their own way in Avondale Do swoop and swing and call, And oh it is a pleasant sight It is a very pleasant sight To see the creatures so delight To swoop and swing and call, In Avondale, in Avondale, To see them swoop and call.
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Confirmed with The Collected Poems of Stevie Smith Penguin Books 1985 page 445.
Authorship:
- possibly by Stevie Smith (1903 - 1971), "Avondale", appears in The Frog Prince, first published 1966 [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 Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "Avondale", 1981 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anthony Hedges (b. 1931), "Avondale", 1967 [ SS chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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