by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Sunsets
Language: English
There are sunsets that whisper a good-by. There is a short dusk and a way for stars. Prairie and sea rim they go level and even And the sleep is easy. There are sunsets that dance good-by. They fling scarves half to the arc, To the arc then and over the arc. Ribbons at the ears, sashes at the hips, Dancing, dancing good-by. And here sleep Tosses a little with dreams.
Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Sunsets" [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 Ruth Crawford-Seeger (1901 - 1953), "Sunsets", 1929, published 1929, first performed 1930 [contralto and piano], from Five Songs, no. 5. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 10
Word count: 71