by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!
Language: English
There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush! I perceive a young bird in this bush!' When they said, 'Is it small?' He replied, 'Not at all! It is four times as big as the bush!'
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), no title [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The bird in the bush", op. 42 no. ?, published 1905 [voice and piano], from the collection Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Schmidt [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 36