by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
The horses of the sea
Language: English
The horses of the sea Rear a foaming crest, But the horses of the land Serve us the best. The horses of the land Munch corn and clover, While the foaming sea-horses Toss and turn over.
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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 Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "The horses of the sea", published 1916 [ voice and piano ], from Kookoorookoo and other songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 36