by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Flotsam
Language: English
On the shoals of Nowhere, Cast up -- my boat Bow all broken, No longer afloat. On the shoals of Nowhere, Wasted -- my song -- Yet taken by the sea wind And blown along.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Flotsam" [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 William Mayer (b. 1925), "Flotsam", 1980 [ soprano, clarinet, and piano ], from Enter Ariel [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 32