UNDERGROUND RESIDENTS
Nonsense Poems in Alice
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Turtle Soup
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Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
  Beau――ootiful Soo――oop!
  Beau――ootiful Soo――oop!
Soo--oop of the e――e――evening,
  Beautiful, beautiful Soup!

Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish,
Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two p
ennyworth only of Beautiful Soup?
Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup?
  Beau――ootiful Soo――oop!
  Beau――ootiful Soo――oop!
Soo――oop of the e――e――evening,
  Beautiful beauti――FUL SOUP!
『不思議の国のアリス』第10章「えびのカドリール」
海亀スープ   “Star of the Evening” by James M. Sayles
   
「えびの声」の暗唱を途中でやめさせられたアリスは、にせ海亀に歌を歌って欲しいとお願いします。えびのカドリールの二番をやれなくて不機嫌なグリフォンに「『海亀スープ』を歌ってやれ」と命令されたにせ海亀は、ため息つくと嗚咽で声をつまらせながら歌いだしました。
けれど、にせ海亀が歌っている途中で裁判が始まり、グリフォンはアリスの手を取り駆けだしてしまいます。残されたにせ海亀の悲しげな歌声が、だんだんアリスの耳から遠ざかっていく…。

この“Turtle Soup”は、ジェイムズ・M・セイルスによるポピュラー・ソング“Star of the Evening”(1855)のパロディ。
   Beautiful star in Heaven so bright,
 Softly falls thy silv'ry light,
 As thou movest from earth afar,
 Star of the evening, Beautiful star,
 Star of the evening, Beautiful star.

 CHORUS:
 Beautiful star, (Beautiful star,)
 Beautiful star, (beautiful star,)
 Star of the eve-ning
 Beautiful, beautiful star.

 In fancy eye's thou seem'st to say,
 Come, come with me from earth away,
 Upwards thy spirit's pinions try,
 To realms of peace beyond the sky,
 To realms of peace beyond the sky.

 Shine on oh! star of love divine,
 May our soul's affections twine A
 Around thee, as thou mov'st afar,
 Star of the twilight, Beautiful star,
 Star of the twilight, Beautiful star.
 
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