by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Babble in bower
Language: English
Babble in bower Under the rose! Bee mustn't buzz, Whoop -- but he knows. Kiss me, little one, Nobody near! Grasshopper, grasshopper, Whoop -- you can hear. Kiss in the bower, Tit on the tree! Bird mustn't tell, Whoop -- he can see.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Becket, Act III, Scene 1, Margery's song [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 (John) Gerrard Williams (1888 - 1947), "In the bower", published c1920 [voice and piano], London : J. Curwen [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 40