Li'l Gal / My Man - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
Song Title | Li'l Gal / My Man - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
Composer(s): | H. Leslie Adams |
Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
Author(s): | Paul Laurence Dunbar |
Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Balmy; Beating; Birds; Breasts; Breezes; Brewing; Clothing; Dialect; Doors; East; Expressing; Faithfulness; Fellows; Fine; Fooling; Gals; Hearts; Honest; Honesty; Honey; Humming; Knowing; Ladies; Lands; Little; Locusts; Love; Lovers; Loving; Men; Mocking; Mockingbirds; Nature; Not Knowing; Rags; Reasons; Reckoning; Seasons; Sighing; Singing; Sorry; Sounds; Southern Dialect; Spring; Stewing; Trees; Trouble; True; Wearing; Weather; Weaving; West; Wooing |
First Line | Oh, de weathah it is balmy an’ de breeze is sighin’ low, (Search) |
Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1988 (Search) Circa |
Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/lil-gal-my-man/ |
Larger Work | The Wider View (Search) |
Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
Original Language | English (Search) |
Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB3c9zKC1Dk |
Catalog Designation | No. 3 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
Range: | D4 - Ab5 (Search) |
Original Key | Ab Major (Search) |
Notes | Depending on the preference of the singer, either phrase may be used to address the speaker's lover. (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | Creative Arts Inc. (Search) |
Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |