by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Lo! the unbounded sea!
Language: English
Lo! the unbounded sea! On its breast a Ship starting, spreading all her sails -- an ample Ship, carrying even her moonsails; The pennant is flying aloft, as she speeds, she speeds so stately -- below, emulous waves press forward, They surround the Ship, with shining curving motions, and foam.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "The ship starting" [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 Guy Booth , "The ship starting", published 1936 [mixed chorus a cappella], from The Ship [text not verified]
- by George Harris , "The ship starting", published 1925 [high voice and piano], from Three Songs [text not verified]
- by Normand Lockwood (b. 1906), "Lo! the unbounded sea!", published 1954 [mixed chorus and piano], from I hear America singing [text not verified]
- by Charles Naginski (1909 - 1940), "The ship starting", published 1942. [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Herman Sandby (1881 - 1965), "The ship starting", published 1914. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 48