by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Beale Street
Language: English
The dream is vague And all confused With dice and women And jazz and booze. The dream is vague, Without a name, Yet warm and wavering And sharp as flame. The loss Of the dream Leaves nothing The same.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Beale Street", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 6 [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), "Beale Street", op. 24 no. 6, published 1970 [ baritone and piano ], from Border Line, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 39