by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Debt
Language: English
What do I owe to you
Who loved me deep and long?
You never gave my spirit wings
Or gave my heart a song.
But oh, to him I loved
Who loved me not at all,
I owe the little open gate
That led thru heaven's wall.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Debt", 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 Jeanne Behrend (1911 - 1988), "Debt", published 1943 [ voice and piano ], from Six Teasdale Songs [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 47