by Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
A sound
Language: English
Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews all bolts and reckless reckless rats, this is this.
Text Authorship:
- by Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), "A sound", appears in Tender Buttons, in Objects, 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 Alan Thomas , "A sound", published 1965 [SSAA chorus a cappella], from Tender Buttons [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-22
Line count: 2
Word count: 19