by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
The Mock Turtle's Lament Matches original text
Language: English
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen! Who for such dainties would not stoop? Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish, Game, or any other dish? Who would not give all else for two Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Beautiful Soup! Beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, Beautiful, beautiful soup!
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The Mock Turtle's Lament", 1991, published 1996 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], from "Alice" Songs, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll, no title, appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London, Macmillan; chapter 10, first published 1865
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Henri Bué) , no title
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 70