by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Come, my little children
Language: English
Come, my little children, here are songs for you; Some are short and some are long, and all, all are new. You must learn to sing them very small and clear, Very true to time and tune and pleasing to the ear. Mark the note that rises, mark the notes that fall, Mark the time when broken, and the swing of it all. So when night is come, and you have gone to bed, All the songs you love to sing shall echo in your head.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Colin Moncrieff Campbell Taylor (1881 - 1973), "Come, my little children", published <<1951. [unison chorus and piano] [text not verified]
- by Felix Harold White (1884 - 1945), "Come, my little children" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 86