by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)
Bewilderment
Language: English
I ask you this: Which way to go? I ask you this: Which sin to bear? I ask you this: Which crown to put upon my hair? I do not know, I do not know. Lord God, I do not know.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), copyright status unknown [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 Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "Bewilderment" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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