by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
A riddle (Answer: the earth) Matches base text
Language: English
There’s pairt o’ it young And pairt o’ it auld: There’s pairt o’ it het And pairt o’ it cold: There’s pairt o’ it bare And pairt o’ it claid: There’s pairt o’ it quick And pairt o’ it dead.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "A riddle (Answer: the earth)", op. 84 no. 1, published 1972 [ tenor and piano ], from Who are these children?, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943), no title, appears in Collected Poems, first published 1948
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-10
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Word count: 40