by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Fins
Language: English
Plow over bars of sea plowing, the moon by moon work of the sea, the plowing, sand and rock, must be done. Ride over, ride over bars of sea riding, the sun and the blue riding of the sea -- sit in the saddles and say it, sea riders. Slant up and go, silver breakers; mix the high howls of your dancing; shoot your laugh of rainbow foam tops. Foam wings, fly; pick the comers, the fin pink, the belly green, the blue rain sparks, the white wave spit -- fly, you foam wings. The men of the sea are gone to work; the women of the sea are off buying new hats, combs, clocks; it is rust and gold on the roofs of the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Fins", appears in Slabs of the Sunburnt West, first published 1922 [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 Vally Weigl, née Pick (c1894 - 1982), "Fins" [ soli, men's chorus, string quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-18
Line count: 15
Word count: 124