by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)
The little turtle
Language: English
There was a little turtle. He lived in a box. He swam in a puddle. He climbed on the rocks. He snapped at a mosquito. He snapped at a flea. He snapped at a minnow. And he snapped at me. He caught the mosquito. He caught the flea. He caught the minnow. But he didn't catch me.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "The little turtle", appears in The Golden Whales of California, first published 1920 [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 John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "The little turtle" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harvey Enders (1892 - 1947), "The little turtle", published 1926 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Sherman , "The little turtle" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vally Weigl, née Pick (c1894 - 1982), "The little turtle", 1962 [ medium voice and piano ], from 7 Songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 58