by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The wren, the wren, the king of all...
Language: English
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, On Stephenses day was caught in the furze. Though his body is little his family's great, Come out, lords and ladies, and give us a treat!
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Emily Doolittle (b. 1972), "The Wren-King", 2020 [ ssaa chorus ], Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "On Stephenses day", 1989 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 35