The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "My people" [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 Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956), "My people", 1995 [ high voice and piano ], from Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951), "My People" [ baritone and piano ], from Shades of Hues [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 33