William Christopher Handy: "Negro kurus bersendi longgar mulai memetik...

"Negro kurus bersendi longgar mulai memetik gitar di sampingku sementara aku tidur. Pakaiannya compang-camping; kakinya mengintip dari sepatunya. Wajahnya memiliki beberapa kesedihan dari zaman ke zaman. Saat bermain, ia menekan pisau pada senar gitar dengan cara yang dipopulerkan oleh gitaris Hawaii yang menggunakan batang baja. Efeknya tak terlupakan."

--- William Christopher Handy

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

A lean, loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept. His clothes were rags; his feet peeped out of his shoes. His face had on it some of the sadness of the ages. As he played, he pressed a knife on the strings of the guitar in a manner popularized by Hawaiian guitarists who used steel bars. The effect was unforgettable.