Dreamily over the roofs The cold spring rain is falling; Out in [the]1 lonely tree A bird is calling, calling. [Slowly]2 over the earth The wings of night are falling; My heart like the bird in the tree Is calling, calling, calling.
5 Lyrics by Sara Teasdale
Song Cycle by Harold Vincent Milligan (1888 - 1951)
?. Twilight [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Twilight", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Helen of Troy and Other Poems, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1911, page 103.
1 Watts: "a"2 Watts: "Softly"
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?. You bound strong sandals on my feet [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
You bound strong sandals on my feet,
You gave me bread and wine,
And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars,
For all the world was mine.
Oh take the sandals off my feet,
You know not what you do;
For all my world is in your arms,
My sun and stars are you.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Song", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. Less than the cloud to the wind [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Less than the cloud to the wind, Less than the foam to the sea, Less than the rose to the storm, Am I to thee. More than the star to the night, More than the rain to the [tree]1, More than heaven to earth Art thou to me.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Less than the cloud to the wind", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Leoni: "lea"
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?. Pierrot [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Pierrot stands in the garden Beneath a waning moon, And on his lute he fashions A [fragile]1 silver tune. Pierrot plays in the garden, He thinks he plays for me, But I am quite forgotten Under the cherry tree. Pierrot plays in the garden, And all the roses know That Pierrot loves his music, -- But I love Pierrot.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Pierrot"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Griffes, Rybner: "little"
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?. Her voice is like clear water [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Her voice is like clear water
That drips upon a stone
In forests far and silent
Where Quiet plays alone.
Her thoughts are like the lotus
Abloom by sacred streams
Beneath the temple arches
Where Quiet sits and dreams.
Her kisses are the roses
That glow while dusk is deep
In Persian garden closes
Where Quiet falls asleep.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "A fantasy", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 260