I see the sleeping babe nestling the breast of its mother, The sleeping mother and babe -- hush'd, I study them long and long.
By the Roadside: Six Songs to Poems by Walt Whitman
Song Cycle by Ruth Schonthal (1924 - 2006)
1. Mother and Babe  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Mother and Babe", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Thought  [sung text checked 1 time]
Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness; As I stand aloof and look, there is to me something profoundly affecting in large masses of men, following the lead of those who do not believe in men.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Thought", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Visor'd  [sung text checked 1 time]
A mask, a perpetual [disguiser]1 of herself, Concealing her face, concealing her form, Changes and transformations every hour, every moment, Falling upon her even when she sleeps.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Visor'd"
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4. To old age  [sung text checked 1 time]
I see in you the estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as it pours in the great sea.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "To old age", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]5. A farm picture  [sung text not yet checked]
Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sun-lit pasture field, with cattle and horses feeding; And haze, and vista, and the far horizon, fading away.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "A farm-picture", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900
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Confirmed with Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Philadelphia: David McKay, [c1900].
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6. A child's amaze  [sung text checked 1 time]
Silent and amazed even when a little boy, I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his statements, As contending against some being or influence.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "A child's amaze", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]