featuring Elektra Women’s Choir with chamber instruments: director – Morna Edmundson
accompaniment options – piano only or bass clarinet, piccolo, violin, and cello
LYRICS
‘Newt, oh newt, you are too cute!’
Emoted the coot to the too-cute newt,
‘With your frilly back and your shiny suit
and your spotted skin so unhirsute!’
and your spotted skin so unhirsute!’
‘Too cute?!’ roared the newt to the
unastute coot. ‘With all this careless
talk of cute you bring me into
unastute coot. ‘With all this careless
talk of cute you bring me into
disrepute, for newts aren’t cute:
we’re kings of the pond, lions of the
we’re kings of the pond, lions of the
duckweed, dragons of the water;
albeit, it’s true,’ — he paused — ‘minute.’
albeit, it’s true,’ — he paused — ‘minute.’
by Robert Macfarlane
“Kingfisher” image by Jackie Morris
“Kingfisher” image by Jackie Morris
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