by Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803 - 1849)
Although my old ear
Language: English
Although my old ear Hath neither hammer nor drum, Methinks I can hear Living skeletons come. The cloister re-echoes the call, And it frightens the lizard, And, like an old hen, the wall Cries "cluck! cluck! back to my gizzard; "'Tis warm, though it's stony, "My chickens so bony." So come let us hide, each with his bride, For the wicked are coming who have not yet died.
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803 - 1849), no title, appears in Death's Jest Book or The Fool's Tragedy, first published 1850 [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 Leslie Walters (1902 - 1998), "Unwelcome visitors", 1950, first performed 1952 [ baritone or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 68