by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
Jumbo's lullaby
Language: English
Jumbo asleep! Grey leaves thick-furred As his ears keep Conversations blurred. Thicker than hide Is the trumpeting water; Don Pasquito's bride And his youngest daughter Watch the leaves Elephantine grey: What is it grieves In the torrid day? Is it the animal World that snores Harsh and inimical In sleepy pores?- And why should the spined flowers red as a soldier Make Don Pasquito Seem still mouldier?
Text Authorship:
- by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), appears in Façade, first published 1922 [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 William Walton (1902 - 1983), "Jumbo's lullaby", from Façade [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Dan Eggleston
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 67