by William Soutar (1898 - 1943)
The larky lad
Language: English
The larky lad frae the pantry Skipp’t through the muckle ha; He had sma’ fear o’ the gentry, And his respec’ was sma’. He cockit his face richt merry; And as he jiggit on His mou’ was round as a cherry Like he whistled a braw tune. And monie a noble body Glower’d doun frae his frame o’ gowd On the plisky pantry-laddie Wha was sae merry and royd.
Authorship:
- by William Soutar (1898 - 1943), "The larky lad", appears in Collected Poems, first published 1948 [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The larky lad", op. 84 no. 8, published 1972 [tenor and piano], from Who are these children?, no. 8. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 69