by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Grand is the seen Matches original text
Language: English
Grand is the seen, the light, to me -- grand are the sky and stars, Grand is the earth, and grand are lasting time and space, And grand their laws, so multiform, puzzling, evolutionary; But grander far the unseen soul of me, comprehending, endowing all those, Lighting the light, the sky and stars, delving the earth, sailing the sea, (What were all those, indeed, without thee, unseen soul? of what amount without thee?) More evolutionary, vast, puzzling, O my soul! More multiform far -- more lasting thou than they.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Grand is the seen", c1930, published 1930 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Songs at Parting: A Selection of Walt Whitman's Poems, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Grand is the seen"
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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 87