by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)
The flower‑fed buffaloes
Language: English
The flower-fed buffaloes of the spring In the days of long ago, Ranged where the locomotives sing And the prarie flowers lie low: The tossing, blooming, perfumed grass Is swept away by wheat, Wheels and wheels and wheels spin by In the spring that still is sweet. But the flower-fed buffaloes of the spring Left us long ago, They gore no more, they bellow no more: -- With the Blackfeet lying low, With the Pawnee lying low.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "The flower-fed buffaloes" [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 John H. Harbison (b. 1938), "The flower-fed buffaloes" [baritone, six-part chorus, instrumental ensemble (7 instruments)], from The Flower-Fed Buffaloes, no. 1. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "The flower-fed buffaloes", 1975. [baritone, unaccompanied] [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-30
Line count: 13
Word count: 76