by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Language: English
Your brother has a falcon, Your sister has a flower. But what is left for mannikin, Born within an hour? I'll nurse you on my knee, my knee, My own little son; I'll rock you, rock you, in my arms, My least little one.
Composition:
- Set to music by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Newborn", 1918, published 1919, from Mother and Child, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872
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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 44