by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), as Derry Down Derry
There was a Young Lady of Tyre
Language: English
There was a Young Lady of Tyre, Who swept the loud chords of a lyre; At the sound of each sweep She enraptured the deep, And enchanted the city of Tyre.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), as Derry Down Derry, no title, appears in A Book of Nonsense, first published 1846 [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 Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998), "The girl with the Tyrian lyre", published 1970 [2-part children's chorus and school orchestra], from Seven Limericks [text not verified]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), as Karel Drofnatski, "Dithyramb", published 1960 [voice and piano], from Nonsense Rhymes, no. 4. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-06
Line count: 5
Word count: 31