by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Language: English
Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests among the trees; The sailor sings of ropes and things In ships upon the seas. The children sing in far Japan, The children sing in Spain; The organ with the organ man Is singing in the rain.
Composition:
- Set to music by Jan Masséus (1913 - 1999), "Singing", op. 47a no. 3 (1974), from My kingdom, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "Singing", appears in A Child's Garden of Verses, first published 1885
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45