by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
Trams
Language: English
Castles of crystal. Castles of wood, Moving on pulleys just as you should! See the gay people Flaunting like flags, Bells in the steeple, Sky all in rags. Bright as a parrot Flaunts the gay heat - Songs in the garret, Fruit in the street; Plump as a cherry, Red as a rose, Old Mother Berry - Blowing her nose!
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), "Trams", 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: 16
Word count: 58