by Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946)
I have wrapped my dreams in a silken...
Language: English
I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold; Where long will cling the lips of the moth, I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth; I hide no hate; I am not even wroth Who found earth's breath so keen and cold; I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold.
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Text Authorship:
- by Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946), "For a poet" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "For a poet", 2007 [ medium voice and piano ], from Five Poems of Countée Cullen, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Cecil Cohen , "Epitaph for a poet", published 1942 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940 - 2022), "To a poet", 1972 [ mezzo-soprano, piano, and violoncello ], from From the Dark Tower, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "For a poet", op. 27 no. 3 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Countee Cullen Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Schickele (b. 1935), "Epitaph for a poet", from Baptism: A Journey through Our Time [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 71