by Samuel Hoffenstein (1890 - 1947)
The dinosaur
Language: English
The dinosaur and icthyosaur Are not among the things that are, Though once the beasts were features. Oh, how sad it is to contemplate How nature can eliminate Unnecessary creatures!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Simon Sargon (b. 1938), "The dinosaur", 1969 [ voice and piano ], from Take Five, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-02-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 30