by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Language: English
... Away, O soul! hoist instantly the anchor! Cut the hawsers - haul out - shake out every sail! ... Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only! Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me; For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go, And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all. O my brave soul! O farther, farther sail! O daring joy, but safe! Are they not all the seas of God? O farther, farther, farther sail!
Composition:
- Set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), no title, alternate title: "Away, O soul! hoist instantly the anchor!", from A Sea Symphony, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Passage to India, section 13
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Research team for this page: Thomas A. Gregg , Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-06
Line count: 23
Word count: 204