by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Doubt
Language: English
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My soul lives in my body*s house, And you have both the house and her— But sometimes she is less your own Than a wild, gay adventurer; A restless and an eager wraith, How can I tell what she will do— Oh, I am sure of my body's faith, But what if my soul broke faith with you?
Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Love Songs, New York : The MacMillan Company, 1917, p.78
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Doubt", appears in Love Songs [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 Erik Funk , "Doubt" [ voice and piano ], from Four Songs on Poems by Sara Teasdale, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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