by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
May Wind
Language: English
I said, "I have shut my heart As one shuts an open door, That Love may starve therein And trouble me no more." But over the roofs there came The wet new wind of May, And a tune blew up from the curb Where the street-pianos play. My room was white with the sun And Love cried out in me, "I am strong, I will break your heart Unless you set me free."
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), appears in Love Songs, first published 1927 [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 Julie Barwick , "May Wind", 2015, first performed 2015 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-12
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