by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The Traveler
Language: English
I’ve met many in my travels when I wander here to there. Some places I stay longer while others lead me elsewhere. The people and the places, they all have left their mark. They serve as my compass when I, yet again, embark. They tell me where to turn, who I should stay with next. When I’m at a loss for words, these people and places write the text. My soul wanders where it will, searching for a home. And my soul is out there wandering still, forever longing to roam. It will follow the setting sun or the rising moon. Always afraid its journey will end soon. Day by day it travels on, grateful that it’s free. But day by day, it wonders as it wanders, where its home will be. My feet are ever walking, my eyes forever searching for a place that I can call my own. For my soul knows the traveler travels alone.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Amy Gordon , "The Traveler" [ tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-29
Line count: 25
Word count: 158