by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Language: English
Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From noon to night, my friend. But is there for the night a resting place? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. May not the darkness hide it from my face? You cannot miss that inn. Shall I meet other wayfarers at night? Those who have gone before. Then must I knock, or call when just in sight? They will not keep you waiting at that door. Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? Of labour you shall find the sum. Will there be beds for me and all who seek? Yea, beds for all who come.
First published in Macmillan's Magazine, February 1861
Composition:
- Set to music by Frederic Rzewski (1938 - 2021), "Uphill", 1996-2002 [ voice and piano ], from The Road: a novel for solo piano, no. 60
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "Up-Hill"
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Line count: 16
Word count: 121