by Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965)
For a mocking voice
Language: English
Who calls? Did you call? I call! Follow where I fly. Where? Follow where you fly. O where? On earth or in the air? Where you come, I'm gone! Where you fly, I've flown! Stay! Ah, stay, and play! Who calls? Did you call? I call! Tell me where you are. Ha, ha, ha...
Text Authorship:
- by Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "For a mocking voice", 1978, published 1979 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Four Miniatures, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 19
Word count: 54