by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Only themselves understand themselves,...
Language: English
Only themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves, As Souls only understand Souls.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Perfections ", appears in Leaves of Grass, first published 1900 [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 Otto Luening (1900 - 1996), "Only themselves understand themselves" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-13
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