by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
In the meadow ‑‑ what in the meadow?
Language: English
In the meadow -- what in the meadow?
Bluebells, buttercups, meadowsweet,
And fairy rings for the children's feet
In the meadow.
In the garden -- what in the garden?
Jacob's-ladder and Solomon's-seal,
And Love-lies-bleeding beside All-heal
In the garden.
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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 Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "In the meadow -- what in the meadow?", op. 19 (Seventeen Lyrics from "Sing-song"), Heft 1 no. 7, published 1908 [ high voice or low voice, piano or orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vally Weigl, née Pick (c1894 - 1982), "In the meadow", published 1962-3 [ medium voice, soprano recorder, and piano ], from Songs for a child [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-01-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 37