by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Translation by Henri Bué (1843 - 1929)
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green
Language: English
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen! Who for such dainties would not stoop? Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, Game, or any other dish? Who would not give all else for two Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, Beautiful, beautiful soup!
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Text Authorship:
- by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll, no title, appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London, Macmillan; chapter 10, first published 1865 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The Mock Turtle's Lament", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from "Alice" Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "The Mock Turtle's song", 1982 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Lewis Carroll Poems, no. 4, Recital Publ. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Beautiful Soup", 2020 [ voice and piano ], from Songs on Verse by Lewis Carroll, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Liza Lehmann (1862 - 1918), "Mockturtle Soup", published 1908 [ tenor ], from Nonsense Songs: The Songs That Came Out Wrong, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Henri Bué) , no title
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 70
Belle Soupe, onctueuse, et odorante, et...
Language: French (Français) after the English
Belle Soupe, onctueuse, et odorante, et verte, Qui reposes, brûlante, en la soupière ouverte, Que ne donnerait-on pour avoir l’avantage De te savourer, cher, délicieux potage ! ! Belle Soupe, Soupe, Soupe, Soupe du soir ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe ! Sou… oupe, Sou… oupe, Sou… ou… oupe du soir ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe ! Belle Soupe, qui donc réclamerait poisson, Viande, ou œufs, ou volaille, ou même venaison ? Qui ne renoncerait pas à tout ça pour deux sous D’une si admirable et délectable Sou- pe ?, Sou… ou… oupe du soir ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe ! Sou… oupe, Sou… oupe, Sou… ou… oupe du soir ! Bé… elle, bé… elle Sou… oupe !
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Bué (1843 - 1929), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll, no title, appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London, Macmillan; chapter 10, first published 1865
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-04-12
Line count: 19
Word count: 124