by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Dustbowl
Language: English
The land Wants me to come back To a handful of dust in autumn, To a raindrop In the palm of my hand In spring. The land Wants me to come back To a broken song in October, To a snowbird on the wing. The land Wants me To come back.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Dustbowl", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 3 [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 Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "Dustbowl", op. 24 no. 3, published 1970 [ baritone and piano ], from Border Line, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 51