by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
The white ones
Language: English
I do not hate you, For your faces are beautiful, too. I do not hate you, Your faces are whirling lights of loveliness and splendor, too. Yet why do you torture me, O, white strong ones, Why do you torture me?
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "The white ones", 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 Marius Flothuis (1914 - 2001), "The white ones", op. 49 (Negro lament) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-13
Line count: 7
Word count: 41