by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Rushes in a watery place
Language: English
Rushes in a watery place, And reeds in a hollow; A soaring skylark in the sky, A darting swallow; And where pale blossom used to hang Ripe fruit to follow.
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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 Alan Palmer , "Rushes in a watery place", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 31