by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Song
Language: English
Love me with your whole heart Or give no love to me, Half-love is a poor thing, Neither bond nor free. You must love me gladly Soul and body too, Or else find a new love, And good-by to you.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Song", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Kirke Mechem (b. 1925), "Song", published 1965 [SATB chorus a cappella], from The Winds of May, no. 5, G. Schirmer [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 40