by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938)
Life
Language: English
Out of the infinite sea of eternity To climb, and for an instant stand Upon an island speck of time. From the impassible peace of the darkness To wake, and blink at the garish light Through one short hour of fretfulness.
Text Authorship:
- by James Weldon Johnson (1871 - 1938), "Life", appears in Fifty years & other poems, first published 1917 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Life", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 41