Foster wrote this beautiful song for the wildly popular minstrel stage, but the sentiments expressed in the lyric transcend the plantation setting. In writing about slaves possessing deep and tender feelings, Foster was far ahead of his time - but the lyric tells of a devotion and love truly universal in character.
This is undoubtedly one of his loveliest. A very sensitive presentation. Thank you for this gentle and graceful song.
olderngod 5 months ago