by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Off Algiers
Language: English
Oh give me neither love nor tears, Nor dreams that sear the night with fire, Go lightly on your pilgrimage Unburdened by desire. Forget me for a month, a year, But, oh, beloved, think of me When unexpected beauty burns Like sudden sunlight on the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Off Algiers", appears in Rivers to the Sea, in Vignettes Overseas, no. 2, 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 Wintter Haynes Watts (1884 - 1962), "Off Algiers", published 1919 [ high voice, piano ], from Vignettes Overseas, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 46