Madam Mouse trots, Gray in the black night! Madam Mouse trots: Furred is the light. The elephant-trunks Trumpet from the sea.... Gray in the black night The mouse trots free. Hoarse as a dog's bark The heavy leaves are furled.... The cat's in his cradle, All's well with the World!
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Composition:
- Set to music by William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Dame Souris Trotte", first performed 1922 [ reciter and chamber ensemble ], from Façade
Text Authorship:
- by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), "Dame Souris Trotte", appears in Façade, first published 1922
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Researcher for this page: Dan Eggleston
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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