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Texts by M. Peake set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1968)

Text Collections:

  • A Book of Nonsense

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

  • An Angry Cactus Does No Good () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • And I thought you beside me (And I thought you beside me) - B. Elias
  • And I thought you beside me - B. Elias
  • An Old and Crumbling Parapet () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Flo (When Aunty Flo) (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund
  • Aunty Grace () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Jane () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Jill () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Mig () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Nag () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Aunty Vi () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • 'Come, Break the News to Me, Sweet Horse' (Come, break the news to me, sweet horse) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Come, break the news to me, sweet horse (from A Book of Nonsense) [x] - G. Bachlund
  • Conceit () - B. Elias [x]
  • Crocodiles (She stared at him as hard as she) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
  • Crown Me With Hairpins () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • How Fly the Birds of Heaven () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • I cannot give the reasons (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund (I Cannot Give the Reasons)
  • I Cannot Give You Reasons (I cannot give the reasons) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
  • I have my price - it's rather high (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund (I Have My Price)
  • I Have My Price (I have my price - it's rather high) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
  • In crazy balance () - B. Elias [x]
  • It Is Most Best () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • 'It Worries Me to Know' (It worries me to know) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • It worries me to know (from A Book of Nonsense) [x] - G. Bachlund
  • Lean Sideways on the Wind () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Leave the Stronger () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Little Spider () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • No difference () - B. Elias [x]
  • O'er Seas That Have No Beaches () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Of Pygmies, Palms and Pirates (Of pygmies, palms and pirates) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
  • O Here It Is! And There It Is! () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • O Little Fly () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • O Love! O Death! O Ecstasy! (O Love! O Death! O Ecstasy!) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • She stared at him as hard as she (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund (Crocodiles)
  • Shrink, Shrink () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Squat Ursula () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Swallow the sky () - B. Elias [x]
  • That lance of light () - B. Elias [x]
  • The Adventures of Footfruit () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • The Dwarf of Battersea () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • The Hideous Root () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • The Men in Bowler Hats Are Sweet () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • The Thread Remains () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • The Trouble With Geraniums (The trouble with geraniums) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
  • Tintinnabulum () (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Uncle Jake () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Uncle Sam () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • Uncle Wog () (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund [x]
  • When Aunty Flo/ became a crow (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) (Aunty Flo) - G. Bachlund
  • When Aunty Flo (from A Book of Nonsense - Aunts and Uncles) - G. Bachlund (Aunty Flo)

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