by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
I sang my songs for the rest
Language: English
I sang my songs for the rest, For you I am still; The tree of my song is bare On its shining hill. For you came like a lordly wind, And the leaves were whirled Far as forgotten things Past the rim of the world. The tree of my song stands bare Against the blue — I gave my songs to the rest, Myself to you.
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Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Love Songs, New York : MacMillan Company, p.63
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The Tree of Song" [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 Michael John Trotta (b. 1978), "For You I Am Still", copyright © 2018 [ satb chorus, oboe and string quartet or piano ], from For a Breath of Ecstasy, no. 4, Galaxy Music Corporation [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-11
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