by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
The Candid Man Matches base text
Language: English
Forth went the candid man And spoke freely to the wind -- When he looked about him he was in a far strange country. Forth went the candid man and spoke freely to the stars-- Yellow light tore sight from his eyes. "My good fool," said a learned bystander, "Your operations are mad." "You are too candid," cried the candid man. And when his stick left the head of the learned bystander It was two sticks.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "The Candid Man", 1997, published 1999, from Evidence of Things Not Seen, no. 18
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900), no title, appears in War Is Kind and Other Lines, no. 9, first published 1899
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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
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Word count: 75