by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
I know a baby, such a baby
Language: English
I know a baby, such a baby, -- Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink, Such an elbow furrowed with dimples, Such a wrist where creases sink. "Cuddle and love me, cuddle and love me," Crows the mouth of coral pink: Oh, the bald head, and, oh, the sweet lips, And, oh, the sleepy eyes that wink!
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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 William Henry Harris, Sir (1883 - 1973), "I know a baby", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Harold White (1884 - 1945), "I know a baby", published 1928 [ 2-part chorus (S, MS), piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 57