by Mary Francis Butts (1890 - 1937)
A million little diamonds
Language: English
A million little diamonds Twinkled on the trees; And all the little maidens said: “A jewel, if you please!” But while they held their hands outstretched, To catch the diamonds gay, A million little sunbeams came, And stole them all away.
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Francis Butts (1890 - 1937), "A million little diamonds" [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 Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884 - 1956), "A million little diamonds", published 1900? [ low voice and piano ], from Love and Life : Five little songs, no. 1, London : Keith, Prowse & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 41