by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
You bound strong sandals on my feet
Language: English
You bound strong sandals on my feet,
You gave me bread and wine,
And bade me out, 'neath sun and stars,
For all the world was mine.
Oh take the sandals off my feet,
You know not what you do;
For all my world is in your arms,
My sun and stars are you.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Song", 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 Harold Vincent Milligan (1888 - 1951), "You bound strong sandals on my feet", published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Lyrics by Sara Teasdale [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 54