I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold; Where long will cling the lips of the moth, I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth; I hide no hate; I am not even wroth Who found earth's breath so keen and cold; I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold.
Cullen's Triology
Song Cycle by Jacqueline Butler Hairston (b. 1932)
For a poet
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946), "For a poet" [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):
Set by Jacqueline Butler Hairston (b. 1932), 2017 [ medium voice and piano ]Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 71