by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
And this is certain; if so be
Language: English
And this is certain; if so be You could just now my garden see, The aspic of my flowers so bright Would make you shudder with delight. And if you vos to see my rozziz As is a boon to all men's nozziz,-- You'd fall upon your back and scream-- "O Lawk! O criky! it's a dream!"
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Confirmed with Edward Lear, The Complete Nonsense Book, edited by Lady Strachey, 1912, p.429
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title, appears in The Complete Nonsense Book, 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 Ash Graham , "And this is certain...", 2014 [ baritone, violin, clarinet, violoncello and piano ], from Five Poems of Edward Lear, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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