by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
I have no riches but my thoughts
Language: English
I have no riches but my thoughts, Yet these are wealth enough for me; My thoughts of you are golden coins Stamped in the mint of memory; And I must spend them all in song, For thoughts, as well as gold, must be Left on the hither side of death To gain their immortality.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933) [author's text not yet checked 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 Dominick DiOrio , "Riches", 2013 [ baritone and piano ], from A Ghost Through the Winding Years, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Michael John Trotta (b. 1978), "Wealth Enough for Me", copyright © 2018 [ satb chorus, oboe and string quartet or piano ], from For a Breath of Ecstasy, no. 1, Galaxy Music Corporation [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 54