The dove and the wren
Language: English
The dove says "Coo, coo, what shall I do? I shall never be able to bring up two." "Pooh!" says the wren, "I've got ten, And rear them all like gentlemen!"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "The dove and the wren", published c1980, first performed 1980 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Creatures, no. 6, London : Chester Music [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 31