by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
An Evening Lull
Language: English
After a week of physical anguish, Unrest and pain, and feverish heat, Toward the ending day a calm and lull comes on, Three hours of peace and soothing rest of brain.
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "An Evening Lull" [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 Roy Harris (1898 - 1979), "An Evening Lull", published 1940 [6-part women's chorus a cappella], from Whitman Triptych [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 32