by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
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 my third love
Gave my soul to me.
Composition:
- Set to music by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Gifts", 1980 [ soprano and cello ], from Bright April, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Gifts", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 45