by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
In go‑cart so tiny
Language: English
In go-cart so tiny My sister I drew; And I've promised to draw her The wide world through. We have not yet started — I own it with sorrow — Because our trip's always Put off till to-morrow.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children by Kate Greenaway, London and New York, Frederick Warne & Co., page 25.
Text Authorship:
- by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation] ; composed by Ernst Frank.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-30
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