by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
I heard a little chicken chirp
Language: English
I heard a little chicken chirp: My name is Thomas, Thomas Earp, and I can neither paint nor write, I can only put other people right. All people that can write or pain do tremble under my complain. For I am a chicken, and I can chirp, and my name is Thomas, Thomas Earp.
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Text Authorship:
- by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885 - 1930), "I heard a little chicken chirp", appears in Last Poems, first published 1932 [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 Vittorio Rieti (1898 - 1994), "Thomas Earp", published 1964 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Four D. H. Lawrence Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-08
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Word count: 54