by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)
O dear me!
Language: English
Here are crocuses, white, gold, grey! 'O dear me!' says Marjorie May; Flat as a platter the blackberry blows: 'O dear me!' says Madeleine Rose; The leaves are fallen, the swallows flown: 'O dear me!' says Humphrey John; Snow lies thick where all night it fell: 'O dear me!' says Emmanuel.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956) [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):
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "O dear me!", 1920 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 51