by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
I Am Not Yours Matches base text
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