by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
But Not To Me
Language: English
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The April night is still and sweet With flowers on every tree; Peace comes to them on quiet feet, But not to me. My peace is hidden in his breast Where I shall never be, Love comes to-night to all the rest, But not to me.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "But Not To Me" [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Boris Borowski (b. 1979), "But Not To Me", 2023-24 [ voice and piano ], from Songs after poems by Sara Teasdale, no. 3, Berlin : Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gregg Kallor (b. 1978), "But Not To Me", 2015, first performed 2015 [ voice and piano ], from Sara Teasdale songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-05
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Word count: 46