by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Language: English
Sing on, there in the swamp! O singer bashful and tender, I hear your notes, I hear your call. I hear. I come presently, I understand you, But a moment I linger, for the lustrous star has detain'd me, The star, my departing comrade, holds and detains me.
Composition:
- Set to music by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), no title [ baritone, mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra ], from cantata When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Memories of President Lincoln, in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, no. 9
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Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 5
Word count: 51