by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
I am he that aches with amorous love
Language: English
I am he that aches with amorous love; Does the earth gravitate? Does not all matter, aching, attract all matter? So the Body of me, to all I meet, or know.
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Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "I am He that Aches with Love" [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 Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "I am he . . .", 1997, published 1999, from Evidence of Things Not Seen, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
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Word count: 31