1997

Comment on War

Composed by Ned Rorem

Evidence of Things Not Seen Song Collection

"Comment on War" is the 19th song in Rorem's massive song cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen, which sets 36 poems by a total of 24 authors.

Text

Comment on War
by Langston Hughes

Let us kill off youth
For the sake of truth.

We who are old know what truth is—
Truth is a bundle of vicious lies
Tied together and sterilized—
A war-maker’s bait for unwise youth
To kill off each other
For the sake of
Truth.

Sheet Music

Evidence of Things Not Seen

Ned Rorem
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