by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Gifts
Language: English
I gave my first love laughter,
I gave my second tears,
I gave my third love silence
Thru all the years.
My first love gave me singing,
My second eyes to see,
But oh, it was my third love
Who gave my soul to me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Gifts", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Eric De Lamarter (1880 - 1953), "Gifts", published 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Grace Hedge and by Agnes Booe , "Gifts" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Gifts", 1980 [ soprano and cello ], from Bright April, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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Word count: 47