by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Night and morn
Language: English
Sun's a settin', This is what I'm gonna sing. Sun's a settin', This is what I'm gonna sing: I feels de blues a comin', Wonder what de blues'll bring? Sun's a risin', This is gonna be ma song. Sun's a risin', This is gonna be ma song: I could be blue but I been blue all night long.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Night and Morn", appears in The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, first published 1932 [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 Nelson H. Keyes (b. 1928), "Night and morn" [ mezzo-soprano, SSA chorus, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 58