Story Behind The Song
Poetry
Song Description
Spoken-word, ambient, slow tempo, composed poem.
| Song Length |
0:53 |
Genre |
Spoken Word - Poetry, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Pleasant |
Subject |
Friend, General |
| Similar Artists |
Amos Lee |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The Arrow and the Song (Longfellow)
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew,
the sight could not follow it in its flight.
I whispered a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.