Two Poems of Sara Teasdale

Song Cycle by Jeremiah Evans (b. 1978)

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2. But Not to Me [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

The April night is still and sweet
With flowers on every tree;
Peace comes to them on quiet feet,
  But not to me.

My peace is hidden in his breast
Where I shall never be,
Love comes to-night to all the rest,
  But not to me.

Text Authorship:

by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "But Not To Me"

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12. A Cry [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English

Oh, there are eyes that he can see,
      And hands to make his hands rejoice,
But to my lover I must be
      Only a voice.

Oh, there are breasts to bear his head,
      And lips whereon his lips can lie,
But I must be till I am dead
      Only a cry.

Text Authorship:

by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "A cry", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915

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Total word count: 97