by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Four winds
Language: English
"Four winds blowing thro' the sky, You have seen poor maidens die, Tell me then what I shall do That my lover may be true." Said the wind from out the south, "Lay no kiss upon his mouth," And the wind from out the west, "Wound the heart within his breast," And the wind from out the east, "Send him empty from the feast," And the wind from out the north, "In the tempest thrust him forth, When thou art more cruel than he, Then will Love be kind to thee."
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Four winds", appears in Helen of Troy and Other Poems, first published 1911 [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 Cecil Cohen , "Four winds", published 1944. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 91