by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
There was an Old Person of Skye
Language: English
There was an Old Person of Skye, Who danced with a bluebottle fly; They buzzed a sweet tune to the light of the moon, And entranced all the people of Skye.
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- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The Old Person of Skye", op. 42 no. ?, published 1905 [voice and piano ; or women's chorus], from the collection Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Schmidt [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 31