Sneeze, Pretty: sneeze, Dainty, Else the Elves will have you sure, Sneeze, Light-of-Seven-Bright-Candles, See they're tippeting at the door; Tiny feet in measure falling, All their little voices calling, Calling, calling, calling, calling - Sneeze, or never come no more! A-tishoo!
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Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "A-Tishoo", appears in Songs of Childhood, first published 1916 [author's text not yet checked 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 Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "A-Tishoo", published 1922 [ SA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
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