by James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
Breakfast time
Language: English
The sun is always in the sky Whenever I get out of bed, And I often wonder why It's never late. My sister said She did not know who did the trick, And that she did not care a bit, And I should eat my porridge quick. I think it's mother wakens it.
Text Authorship:
- by James Stephens (1882 - 1950), "Breakfast time", appears in The Adventures of Seumas Beg [and] The Rocky Road to Dublin, first published 1915 [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 Tom Dobson (1890 - 1918), "Breakfast time", published <<1940, from The Rocky Road to Dublin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Byron Mourant (1910 - 1995), "Breakfast time" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-22
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Word count: 54