There was a Young Lady of Tyre

There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.

by Edward Lear (1812-1888) , under the pseudonym "Derry Down Derry", no title, from A Book of Nonsense, published 1846

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

by Geoffrey Bush (1920-1998) , "The girl with the Tyrian lyre", published 1970 [two-part chorus of children's voices and school orchestra], from Seven Limericks, no. ?
by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) , "Dithyramb", published 1960 [voice and piano], from Nonsense Rhymes, no. 4, published under the pseudonym Karel Drofnatski

Date added to the website: 2009-03-06.

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