by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Alone
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
I am alone, in spite of love, In spite of all I take and give -- In spite of all your tenderness, Sometimes I am not glad to live. I am alone, as though I stood On the highest peak of the tired gray world, About me only swirling snow, Above me, endless space unfurled; With earth hidden and heaven hidden, And only my own spirit's pride To keep me from the peace of those Who are not lonely, having died.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Alone", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Alone" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Alone", 2011 [voice and piano], from My Songs Do Not Belong To Me, no. 4. [text not verified]
- by Bain Murray (b. 1926), "Alone", published 1974 [soprano and piano], from Flame and Shadow [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Allein", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 80