by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Oh, there are eyes that he can see
Language: English
Available translation(s): GER
Oh, there are eyes that he can see,
And hands to make his hands rejoice,
But to my lover I must be
Only a voice.
Oh, there are breasts to bear his head,
And lips whereon his lips can lie,
But I must be till I am dead
Only a cry.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "A cry", appears in Rivers to the Sea, 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), "Only a cry", published 1923 [ medium voice and piano ], from Two Songs by Sara Teasdale [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 51