by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Hear what the mournful linnets say
Language: English
Hear what the mournful linnets say: "We built our nest compact and warm, But cruel boys came round our way And took our summerhouse by storm. "They crushed the eggs so neatly laid; So now we sit with drooping wing, And watch the ruin they have made, Too late to build, too sad to sing."
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Emily Daymond , "Hear what the mournful linnets say", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-19
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Word count: 56