© by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)
The centipede
Language: English
I objurgate the centipede [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The centipede", appears in I'm a Stranger Here Myself, first published 1938, copyright © [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 Emma Lou Diemer (1927 - 2024), "The centipede", published 1965 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from Three Poems [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vernon Duke (1903 - 1969), "The centipede", published 1947, from Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 38