by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
The dodo
Language: English
The Dodo used to walk around, And take the sun and air. The sun yet warms his native ground -- The Dodo is not there! The voice which used to squawk and squeak Is now for ever dumb -- Yet may you see his bones and beak All in the Mu-se-um.
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The dodo", appears in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, first published 1896 [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 (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "The dodo", published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from The Bad Child's Songs about Beasts [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Skolnik (b. 1934), "The dodo", published 1970 [ SATB chorus, piano, and optional contrabass ], from Three Zoological Studies [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 49