by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
It's a strange courage
Language: English
It's a strange courage you give me ancient star: Shine alone in the sunrise toward which you lend no part!
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Note: quoted by Wallace Stevens in Nuances of a theme by WilliamsText Authorship:
- by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963), "El hombre", appears in Al Que Quiero!, first published 1917 [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 Lewis Spratlan (b. 1940), "Morning star", published 1977 [soprano and piano], from Images [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-31
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