by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Sea calm
Language: English
How still, How strangely still The water is today. It is not good For water To be so still that way.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Sea calm", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926 [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 Daniel Gilliam (b. 1978), "Sea calm", 2006 [ high voice and piano ], from Langston Hughes Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederick Piket (1903 - 1974), "Sea calm", published 1948 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Sea Charm [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 21