by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Language: English 
To The States, or any one of them,
    or any city of The States, 
    Resist much, obey little;	 
Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved;	 
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city, of this earth, 
    ever afterward resumes its liberty.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "To the States", 2003 [ soprano or tenor and piano ]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-04
Line count: 6
Word count: 39