by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

Language: English 
I sang to you and the moon
But only the moon remembers.
     I sang
O reckless free-hearted
          free-throated rhythms,
Even the moon remembers them
   And is kind to me.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "I Sang", 2008 [ soprano and piano ], from Moonsongs, no. 1, confirmed with a score

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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 7
Word count: 29