by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
I will remember what I was, I am sick of...
Language: English
I will remember what I was, I am sick of rope and chain -- I will remember my old strength and all my forest affairs. I will not sell my back to man for a bundle of sugar-cane: I will go out to my own kind, and the wood-folk in their lairs. I will go out until the day, until the morning break -- Out to the wind's untainted kiss, the water's clean caress; I will forget my ankle-ring and snap my picket stake. I will revisit my lost loves, and playmates masterless!
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Text Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), appears in The Jungle Book, in Toomai of the Elephants, first published 1894 [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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Louis Fabulet (1862 - 1933) , no title, appears in Le Livre de la Jungle (The Jungle Book) and by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915) , no title, appears in Le Livre de la Jungle (The Jungle Book) ; composed by Charles Koechlin.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-13
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