by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
O dear! how disgusting is life!
Language: English
O dear! how disgusting is life! To improve it O what can we do? Most disgusting is hustle and strife, And of all things an ill fitting shoe— Shoe O bother an ill fitting shoe!
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) [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 Ash Graham , "O dear! how disgusting is life!", 2014 [ baritone, violin, clarinet, violoncello and piano ], from Five Poems of Edward Lear, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-01-22
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Word count: 35