by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE
Tweedledum and Tweedledee Agreed to have a battle; For Tweedledum said Tweedledee Had spoiled his nice new rattle. Just then flew down a monstrous crow As big as a tar-barrel; Which frightened both the heroes so, They quite forgot their quarrel.
First appeared in print in this form in Original Ditties for the Nursery, 1805. Later quoted by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass, and sometimes attributed to him.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, Mother Goose [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Tweedledum and Tweedledee", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from "Alice" Songs, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Tweedledum and Tweedledee", op. 136 no. 2 (2014) [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Alice: Five Lewis Carroll Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tweedledum et Tweedledee", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 41