by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Aroused and angry
Language: English
Aroused and angry, I thought to beat the alarum, and urge relentless war; But soon my fingers fail’d me, my face droop’d, and I resign’d myself, To sit by the wounded and soothe them, or silently watch the dead….
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) [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 Silvan Loher (b. 1986), "Aroused and angry", op. 6 no. 3 [voice and piano], from Ten Poems by Walt Whitman, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Tino Brütsch
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 39