by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
The polar bear
Language: English
The Polar Bear is unaware Of cold that cuts me through: For why? He has a coat of hair. I wish I had one too!
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The polar bear", 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 Jean Berger, né Arthur Schloßberg (1909 - 2002), "The polar bear", published <<1968 [ SA chorus and piano ], from A Child's Book of Beasts [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 25