by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)
The Lion
Language: English
The Lion is a kingly beast. He likes a Hindu for a feast. And if no Hindu he can get, The lion-family is upset. He cuffs his wife and bites her ears Till she is nearly moved to tears. Then some explorer finds the den And all is family peace again.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "The Lion", appears in The Congo and Other Poems, first published 1914 [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 Louis Gruenberg (1884 - 1964), "The Lion", op. 22 no. 1, published 1925, rev. 2005 [medium voice and piano], from Animals and Insects, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972), "The Lion", 1998, rev. 2005 [medium voice and piano], from Lions, Spiders, & Flies, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 51