The moon is naked. The wind has undressed the moon. The wind has blown all the cloud-garments Off the body of the moon And now she's naked, Stark naked. But why don't you blush, O shameless moon? Don't you know It isn't nice to be naked?
Beyond the Rim of Day
Song Cycle by Hale Smith (b. 1925)
?. March moon [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "March moon", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. Troubled woman [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
She stands In the quiet darkness, This troubled woman Bowed by Weariness and pain Like an Autumn flower In the frozen rain, Like a Wind-blown autumn flower That never lifts its head Again.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Troubled woman", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. To a little lover‑lass dead [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
She Who searched for lovers In the night Has gone the quiet way Into the still, Dark land of death Beyond the rim of day. Now like a little lonely waif She walks An endless street And gives her kiss to nothingness. Would God his lips were sweet!
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "To a Little Lover-Lass, Dead", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926
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