I Am He

"I Am He" is the eleventh song in Rorem's massive song cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen, which sets 36 poems by a total of 24 authors.

Date: 1997Composer: Ned RoremText: Walt WhitmanSong Collection: Evidence of Things Not Seen

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I Am He
by Walt Whitman

I am he that aches with amorous love;
Does the earth gravitate? Does not all matter, aching, attract all matter?
So the Body of me, to all I meet, or know.

Sheet Music

Evidence of Things Not Seen

Composer(s): Ned Rorem

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