by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
A hundred years, a thousand years
Language: English
A hundred years, a thousand years We are marching on the road. The going isn't easy yet, We've got a heavy load. Oh - we've got a heavy load. The way is blind with blood and sweat And debt sings in our ears, But time is marching on our side; We will defeat the years. Oh - we will defeat the years. We men of bone of shrunken shank, Our only treasure: dearth Women who carry at the breast Heirs to the hungry earth Oh - heirs to the hungry earth. Speak with one voice, we march, we rest And march again upon the years Sons of our sons are listening, To hear the Chartist cheers, Oh - to hear the Chartist cheers.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, written 1840s [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 Eric Hudes (b. 1920), "A hundred years, a thousand years" [SATB chorus or voice and piano], from Two Chartist Songs, no. 2. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 123