by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Less than the cloud to the wind
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, More than heaven to earth Art thou to me.
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- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Less than the cloud to the wind", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Less than the cloud to the wind", 2007 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from New York Sorrows, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Nika Leoni , "Less than the cloud to the wind", 2015 [ soprano and piano ], from Six Love Songs by Sara Teasdale, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine McGill (1877 - 1919), "Less than the cloud", published 1927 [ high voice and piano ], from Two Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Less than the cloud to the wind", op. 180 no. 2 (2010), published 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Sara Teasdale, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harold Vincent Milligan (1888 - 1951), "Less than the cloud to the wind", published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Lyrics by Sara Teasdale [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Less than the cloud to the wind", 1980 [ soprano and cello ], from Bright April, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-11
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