by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
The spring is not so beautiful there
Language: English
The spring is not so beautiful there -- But dream ships sail away To where the spring is wondrous rare And life is gay. The spring is not so beautiful there -- But lads put out to sea Who carry beauties in their hearts And dreams, like me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Water-Front Streets", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926 [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 Frederick Piket (1903 - 1974), "Water-front streets", published 1948 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Sea Charm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "Dream Ships" [ voice and piano ], from Four Songs from The Weary Blues, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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