by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
A sparrow took a slice of twig
Language: English
A sparrow took a slice of twig And thought it very nice I think, because his empty plate Was handed Nature twice - Invigorated, waded In all the deepest sky Until his little figure Was forfeited away -
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody [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 Ray Green (b. 1908), "Sparrow", published 1954 [ SSA chorus a cappella ], from Three Choral Songs [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 36