by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Let's go see Old Abe
Language: English
Let's go see Old Abe Sitting in the marble and the moonlight, Sitting lonely in the marble and the moonlight, Quiet for ten thousand centuries, old Abe. Quiet for a million, million years. Quiet -- And yet a voice forever Against the Timeless walls Of time-- Old Abe.
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Lincoln Monument: Washington", 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 Sam Raphling (b. 1910), "Lincoln Monument", published 1932 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-07
Line count: 11
Word count: 47