Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
The Ship of Rio
Allgemeine Angaben zum Werk:
| Titel: | The Ship of Rio |
| Entstehungszeit: | 1932, arr. 1963 |
| Besetzung: | Singstimme und Klavier |
Text:
| Textdichter: | Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Liedtext: | There was a ship of Rio Sail'd out into the blue, And nine and ninety monkeys Were all her jovial crew. From bo'sun to the cabin boy, From quarter to caboose, There weren't a stitch of calico To breech 'em tight or loose; From spar to deck, from deck to keel, From barnacle to shroud, There weren't one pair of reach-me-downs To all that jabbering crowd. But wasn't it a gladsome sight, When roar'd the deep-sea gales, To see them reef her fore and aft, A-swinging by their tails! Oh, wasn't it a gladsome sight, When glassy calm did come, To see them squatting tailor-wise Around a keg of rum! Oh, wasn't it a gladsome sight, When in she sail'd to land, To see them all a-scampering skip For nuts across the sand! |
Letzte Änderung am 8. Juni 2007
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