by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
An Old Lady
Language: English
There was an Old Lady whose folly Induced her to sit in a holly; Whereupon, by a thorn Her dress being torn, She quickly became melancholy.
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "An Old Lady", 2002 [soprano and piano], from "Calico Pie" and Other Nonsense, no. 8 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 26