by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
I stood upon a high place
Language: English
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I stood upon a high place, And saw, below, many devils Running, leaping, and carousing in sin. One looked up, grinning, And said, "Comrade! Brother!"
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900) [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 David Sisco , "I stood upon a high place", 1997 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Stephen Crane Poems, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 25