I used to wonder About living and dying -- I think the difference lies Between tears and crying. I used to wonder About here and there -- I think the distance Is nowhere.
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Border line", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 1, first published 1947 [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 Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956), "Border line", 1995 [ high voice and piano ], from Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Serge Hovey (1920 - 1989), "Border line", published 1950 [ voice and piano ], from I, Too, Sing America [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "Border line", op. 24 no. 1, published 1970 [ baritone and piano ], from Border Line, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-28
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Word count: 31