by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
I should be glad of loneliness
Language: English
I should be glad of loneliness And hours that go on broken wings, A thirsty body, a tired heart And the unchanging ache of things, If I could make a single song As lovely and as full of light, As hushed and brief as a falling star On a winter night.
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Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Compensation", appears in Flame and Shadow, first published 1920 [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 William Arms Fisher (1861 - 1948), "The singer's wish", op. 18 (Poems by Sara Teasdale) no. 2, published 1921 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eunice Lea Kettering (b. 1906), "Compensation" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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Word count: 51