"Bunches of grapes," says Timothy;
"Pomegranates pink," says Elaine;
"A junket of cream and a cranberry tart
For me," says Jane.
"Love-in-a-mist," says Timothy;
"Primroses pale," says Elaine;
"A nosegay of pinks and mignonette
For me," says Jane.
"Chariots of gold," says Timothy;
"Silvery wings," says Elaine;
"A bumpity ride in a waggon of hay
For me," says Jane.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Bunches of grapes", appears in Songs of Childhood, first published 1902 [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 Irène Armitage , "Bunches of grapes", published 1960 [ SA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Bumpity ride", 2010 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Bullock, Sir (1890 - 1979), "Bunches of grapes", published <<1951 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cecil Forsyth (1870 - 1941), "Says Jane", published <<1940 [ SSAA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960), "Bunches of grapes", op. 17 (Two Songs, from "Songs of Childhood") no. 2, published 1921 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "Bunches of grapes", published <<1951 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Frederick Keel (1871 - 1954), "Bunches of grapes", published 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Four "Songs of Childhood" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Doland Pitcher , "Bunches of grapes", published 1954 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philip George Wilkinson (b. 1929), "Bunches of grapes", published 1957 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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