Little David
Language: English
Little David, play on your harp, Hallelu! Little David, play on your harp, Hallelu! Little David was a shepherd boy, He slew Goliath and shouted for joy. Little David, play on your harp, etc.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , African-American spiritual [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 Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Little David" [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Harry Thacker Burleigh.
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-03-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 34