by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
Truth," said a traveller
Language: English
"Truth," said a traveller, "Is a rock, a mighty fortress; Often have I been to it, Even to its highest tower, From whence the world looks black." "Truth," said a traveller, "Is a breath, a wind, A shadow, a phantom; Long have I pursued it, But never have I touched The hem of its garment." And I believed the second traveller; For truth was to me A breath, a wind, A shadow, a phantom, And never had I touched The hem of its garment.
R. Hermann sets stanzas 1-2
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Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 28, first published 1895 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Hermann , ""Truth," said a traveller", 2008, stanzas 1-2, from Four Song from Steven Crane, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-31
Line count: 17
Word count: 84