The elephant

When people call this beast to mind,
They marvel more and more
At such a little tail behind,
So large a trunk before.

by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) , "The elephant", from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, published 1896

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

by David Faulkner , "The elephant", published 1963 [unison voices and piano], from Two Songs for Children, no. ?
by Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1882-1975) , "The elephant", published 1933. [unaccompanied voice]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-16.

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