by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
Many red devils ran from my heart
Language: English
Many red devils ran from my heart And out upon the page, They were so tiny The pen could mash them. And many struggled in the ink. It was strange To write in this red muck Of things from my heart.
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900) [author's text not yet checked 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 Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), "Many red devils ran from my heart", op. 21 no. 2 (1987) [ baritone and piano ], from Final Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-06-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 41