Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale

György Ligeti

"Mine is a long, sad tale

It is a long tail, certainly
But why do you call it sad?

Fury said to a mouse
That he met in the house
Let us both go to law
I will prosecute you
Come, I'll take no denial
We must have the trial
For really this morning I've nothing to do

Said the mouse to the cur
Such a trial, dear sir
With no jury or judge
Would be wasting our breath
I'll be judge, I'll be jury
Said the cunning old Fury
I'll try the whole cause
And condemn you to death

Off with her head!

Head, heal, teal, tell, tall
tail, tall, tell, teal, heal

Turn witch into fairy!

Witch, winch, wench, tench, tenth
tents, tints, tilts, tills, fills
falls, fails, fairs, fairy

Furies, buries, buried, burked, barked
barred, barrel, barred, barked, burked
buried, buries, furies

Quilt, guilt, guile, guide, glide
slide, slice, spice, spine, spies
shins, shies, shier, sheer, sheet
sheer, shier, shies, shins, spins
spice, slice, slide, glide, guide
guile, guilt, guile, guide, glide
slide"

Trivia about the song Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale by The King's Singers

When was the song “Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale” released by The King's Singers?
The song Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale was released in 1997, on the album “Ligeti: Nonsense Madrigals; Mysteries Of The Macabre; Aventures; Etc.”.
Who composed the song “Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale” by The King's Singers?
The song “Nonsense Madrigals: VI. A Long, Sad Tale” by The King's Singers was composed by György Ligeti.

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