by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Good‑by now to the streets and the clash...
Language: English
Good-by now to the streets and the clash of wheels and locking hubs, The sun coming on the brass buckles and harness knobs. The muscles of the horses sliding under their heavy haunches, Good-by now to the traffic policeman and his whistle, The smash of the iron hoof on the stones, All the crazy wonderful slamming roar of the street -- O God, there's noises I'm going to be hungry for.
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Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "A teamster's farewell", subtitle: "Sobs en route to a Penitentiary", appears in Chicago Poems, first published 1916 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Sobs en route to a Penitentiary", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Melville Smith (b. 1898), "A teamster's farewell", published 1957 [ high voice and piano ], from Three Songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-17
Line count: 7
Word count: 70