by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)
Language: English
I, too sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes.
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll sit at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed. --
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Composition:
- Set to music by Margaret Bonds (1913 - 1972), "I, too", published 1959 [ voice and piano ], from Three dream portraits, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "I, Too", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926
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Word count: 62