by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Go slow
Language: English
Go slow, they say -- while the bite Of the dog is fast. Go slow, I hear -- While they tell me You can't eat here! You can't live here! You can't work here! Don't Demonstrate! Wait! -- While they lock the gate. Am I supposed to be God, Or an angel with wings And a halo on my head While jobless I starve to dead? Am I supposed to forgive And meekly live Going slow, slow, slow, Slow, slow, slow, Slow, slow, Slow, Slow, Slow? ???? ??? ?? ?
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Go slow" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert G. Patterson (b. 1957), "Go slow", 2012 [ baritone and piano ], from American Pierrot: A Langston Hughes Songbook, no. 6, Great River Music, GRM-01037 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-29
Line count: 26
Word count: 85