lirik lagu song of democracy – howard hanson
an old man’s thoughts of school
an old man’s gathering youthful memories and
blooms that youth itself cannot
now only do i know you
o fair auroral skies – o morning dew upon the gr-ss!
and these i see, these sparkling eyes
these stores of mystic meaning, these young lives
building, equipping like a fleet of ships, immortal ships
soon to sail out over the measureless seas
on the soul’s voyage
only a lot of boys and girls?
only the tiresome spelling, writing, ciphering cl-sses?
only a public school?
ah more, infinitely more
and you america
cast you the real reckoning for your present?
the lights and shadows of your future, good or evil?
to girlhood, boyhood look, the teacher and the school
sail, sail thy best, ship of democracy
of value is thy freight, ’tis not the present only
the past is also stored in thee
thou holdest not the venture of thyself alone
not of thy western continent alone
earth’s resume entire floats on thy keel, o ship
is steadied by thy spars
with thee time voyages in trust, the antecedent
nations sink or swim with thee
with all their ancient struggles, martyrs, heroes
epics, wars, thou bear’st the other continents
theirs, theirs as much as thine, the destination –
port triumphant;
steer then with good strong hand and wary eye
o helmsman, thou carriest great companions
venerable priestly asia sails this day with thee
and royal feudal europe sails with thee
and royal feudal europe sails with thee
lirik lagu lainnya :
- kumpulan lirik lagu teddy hyde › lirik lagu ugly – teddy hyde
- kumpulan lirik lagu lily rayne › lirik lagu coup aint got no friends – lily rayne
- kumpulan lirik lagu heffy › lirik lagu dust – heffy
- kumpulan lirik lagu killboy › lirik lagu loser – killboy
- kumpulan lirik lagu kado › lirik lagu empty – kado
- kumpulan lirik lagu xxlolshit › lirik lagu the o; anthem – xxlolshit!!
- kumpulan lirik lagu sezairi › lirik lagu lullaby – sezairi
- kumpulan lirik lagu war › lirik lagu good, good feelin’ – war
- kumpulan lirik lagu shade apollo › lirik lagu impaled – shade apollo
- kumpulan lirik lagu americain noir › lirik lagu la guerre – americain noir