![]() It is a song cycle of fourteen pieces adapting lyrics from a set of poems by. Of course, thats partly because Whitman is known for his poems celebrating, well everythingevery street, every flower, every person, practically every grain of sand. Updated / Friday, 10:18 Songs of the Open Road is a new documentary profile of Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy, directed by Pat Collins ( Song of Granite, The Dance) and. AFOOT and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever. Henceforth I ask not good-fortuneI myself am good fortune Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Strong and content, I travel the open road. The poet wishes to move ahead on the road of life with his own will and. ![]() Allons! after the great Companions, and to belong to them! They too are on the road-they are the swift and majestic men- they are the greatest women, Enjoyers of calms of seas and storms of seas, Sailors of many a ship, walkers of many a mile of land, Habituès of many distant countries, habituès of far-distant dwellings, Trusters of men and women, observers of cities, solitary toilers, Pausers and contemplators of tufts, blossoms, shells of the shore, Dancers at wedding-dances, kissers of brides, tender helpers of children, bearers of children, Soldiers of revolts, standers by gaping graves, lowerers-down of coffins, Journeyers over consecutive seasons, over the years, the curious years each emerging from that which preceded it, Journeyers as with companions, namely their own diverse phases, Forth-steppers from the latent unrealized baby-days, Journeyers gayly with their own youth, journeyers with their bearded and well-grain'd manhood, Journeyers with their womanhood, ample, unsurpass'd, content, Journeyers with their own sublime old age of manhood or womanhood, Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, Old age, flowing free with the delicious near-by freedom of death. In 2008 The Open Road was commissioned by the Korzo Theater in the Netherlands. If he were alive today, were almost positive that he would love you, no matter what. A FOOT and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose. Malotte)Colombia Studio, February 13, 1962Vocal : Frankie Laine contractor : Abe Luboff guitar : Robert Bain bass : Joe Mo. Title: The title of the poem is very significant as Whitman has used the word ‘Song’ with a definite purpose that he enjoys to travel on the open road without any tension and worries of past, present and future and face the life without any complaint against his life. ![]()
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