by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
The trout
Language: English
Naughty little speckled trout, Can't I coax you to come out? Is it such great fun to play In the water every day? Do you pull the Naiads' hair Hiding in the lilies there? Do you hunt for fishes' eggs, Or watch tadpoles grow their legs? Do the little trouts have school In some deep sun-glinted pool, And in recess play at tag Round that bed of purple flag? I have tried so hard to catch you, Hours and hours I've sat to watch you; But you never will come out, Naughty little speckled trout!
Text Authorship:
- by Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925), "The trout", appears in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass, first published 1912 [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 Carl Engel (1883 - 1944), "The trout", published 1911 [high voice and piano], from Two Lyrics by Amy Lowell [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 95