There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable. But there was one who heard The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood And knew what the man Wished to sing, And with that the singer was content.
3 Folk Songs of Stephen Crane
Song Cycle by Paul Zonn (b. 1938)
?. There was a man with tongue [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in War Is Kind and Other Lines, no. 16, first published 1899
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Language: English
I saw a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. [“It is futile,” I said,]1 “You can never -- ” “You lie,” he cried, And ran [on]2.
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in The Black Riders and Other Lines, no. 24, first published 1895
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Lindsay: "I said, “It is futile,”"
2 Lidnsay: "on and on"
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?. The wayfarer [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
The wayfarer, Perceiving the pathway to truth, Was struck with astonishment. It was thickly grown with weeds. "Ha," he said, "I see that none has passed here In a long time." Later he saw that each weed Was a singular knife. "Well," he mumbled at last, "Doubtless there are other roads."
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in War Is Kind and Other Lines, no. 13, first published 1899
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 137