“Minstrel Man”
Three Dream Portraits
Margaret Bonds

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Song Prize Recital 2021

Reginald Smith, Jr.- Baritone
Llŷr Williams- Pianist

Minstrel Man
by Langston Hughes

Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter
And my throat
Is deep with song,
You do not think
I suffer after
I have held my pain
So long?

Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter,
You do not hear
My inner cry?
Because my feet
Are gay with dancing,
You do not know
I die?

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