The city child

Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander?
    Whither from this pretty home, the home where mother dwells?
"Far and far away," said the dainty little maiden,
"All among the gardens, auriculas, anemones,
    Roses and lilies and Canterbury-bells."

Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander?
    Whither from this pretty house, this city-house of ours?
"Far and far away," said the dainty little maiden,
"All among the meadows, the clover and the clematis,
    Daisies and kingcups and honeysuckle-flowers."

by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) , "The city child"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Edgar Leslie Bainton (1880-1956) , "The city child", published 1926. [unison voices and piano]
by (Edward) Maurice Besly (1888-1945) , "Dainty little maiden" [vocal duet with piano]
by Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916-2003) , "The city child", 1976 [STB chorus a cappella], from Choral Strands, no. ?
by Sir Ernest Bullock (1890-1979) , "City child", published 1952. [SS chorus and piano]
by Robert Coningsby Clarke (1879-1934) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1903 [voice and piano], from Song-Cameos, no. ?
by Lawrance Arthur Collingwood (1887-1982) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1939. [unison voices and piano]
by David De Lloyd (1883-1948) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1945 [voice and piano], from Two Songs, no. ?, also set in Welsh
by Thomas Frederick Dunhill (1877-1946) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1915. [voice and piano]
by A. Favara , "Dainty little maiden", published 1919 [high or medium voice and piano], from Two Lyrics, no. 2.
by Percy Eastman Fletcher (1879-1932) , "The city child", published 1926 [soprano and piano], from Four Tennyson Lyrics, no. ?
by Joseph Groocock , "The city-child", published <<1953. [unison voices and piano]
by Marjorie Helyer , "Dainty little maiden", published 1957. [unison voices and piano]
by Trevor Hold (1939-) , "The city child", 1967 [unison voices and piano], from Sevens, no. ?
by Sidney Homer (1864-1953) , "The city child", op. 8 (Eight Poems by Tennyson) no. 1, published 1901. [voice and piano]
by Frederick Keel (1871-1954) , "Dainty little maiden", 1908?, published 1949. [junior unison chorus and piano]
by R. Houston Macdonald , "The city child", published 1917. [unison voices and piano]
by Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1901 [voice and piano], from Love in Spring-Time, no. ?
by Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1901 [voice and piano], from Twelve Tennyson Poems, no. ?
by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) , "The city child", published 1908 [voice and piano], from Four songs, no. ?
by Emily Tennyson, née Sellwood (1813-1896) , "Dainty little maiden", published 1880 [voice and piano], from Two Child Songs, no. ?
by Laura Wickes , "Dainty little maiden", published 1914. [voice and piano]
by Becket Williams , "The city child", published 1927 [voice and piano], from Two Child Songs, no. ?

by David De Lloyd (1883-1948) , "Eneth fechan annwyl", published 1945 [voice and piano], from Two Songs, no. ?, also set in English

Date added to the website: 2007-06-14.

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