JAKOB LUDWIG FELIX MENDELSSOHN
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[Born at Hamburg, Germany—1809-1847.]
By the composer Mendelssohn Cruel poverty was never known. A genius born and with great wealth With loving parents and good health And with his heart so full of fun We christen him "The happy one." When as a baby very small His family he delighted all By cooing sweetly in each key Of a or b or c or d. Ere he had passed his ninth milestone He played in public all alone. As a composer he won fame And for himself an artist's name. His genius showed in his brown eyes Large and lustrous, deep and wise, And all who saw him loved him well; On each he cast a happy spell. His "Songs Without Words" we all love; They carry us to realms above.