by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)

The King of China's Daughter
 (Sung text for setting by S. Wheeler)
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Language: English 
The King of China's Daughter,
She never would love me,
Though I hung my cap and bells upon
Her nutmeg tree.
For oranges and lemons,
The stars in bright blue air
(I stole them long ago, my dear)
Were dangling there.
The Moon did give me silver pence,
The Sun did give me gold,
And both together softly blew
And made my porridge cold;
But the King of China's daughter
Pretended not to see
When I hung my cap and bells upon
The nutmeg tree.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952), "The King of China's Daughter", 1979, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from Oranges and Lemons, no. 3, Scott Wheeler Music

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-17
Line count: 28
Word count: 148