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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

I Am Not Yours
 (Sung text for setting by G. Blok-Wilson)
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Language: English 
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.

You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.

Oh plunge me deep in love -- put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Gerda Blok-Wilson (b. 1955), "I Am Not Yours", 2024, first performed 2024 [ mixed chorus ], Cypress Chorale Music
        Publisher: Cypress Chorale Music [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "I am not yours"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 86

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