by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
O tan‑faced prairie‑boy!
Language: English
O tan-faced prairie-boy! Before you came to camp, came many a welcome gift; Praises and presents came, and nourishing food -- till at last, among the recruits, You came, taciturn, with nothing to give -- we but look'd on each other, When lo! more than all the gifts of the world, you gave me.
Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "O tan-faced prairie-boy!" [author's text not yet checked 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 Richard Pearson Thomas (b. 1957), "O tan-faced prairie-boy!", from Drum Taps, no. 1. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-15
Line count: 5
Word count: 52