by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The bellman's song
Language: English
Maids to bed and cover coal; Let the mouse out of her hole;[Pg 75] Crickets in the chimney sing Whilst the little bell doth ring; If fast asleep, who can tell When the clapper hits the bell?
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987), "The bellman's song" [text not verified]
- by Thomas Ravenscroft (c1582 - c1635), "The bellman's song", published 1611, from Melismata; Musical Fancies fitting the court, city, and country humoursMelismata; Musical Fancies fitting the court, city, and country humours [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 37