by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
The Old Man in a tree Matches original text
Language: English
Our translations: FIN
There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a Bee; When they said, "Does it buzz?" He replied, "Yes, it does!" "It's a regular brute of a Bee!"
Composition:
- Set to music by Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The Old Man in a tree" [ men's chorus ], from Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-14
Line count: 5
Word count: 33