by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Youth and the pilgrim
Language: English
Gray pilgrim, you have journeyed far,
I pray you tell to me
Is there a land where Love is not,
By shore of any sea?
For I am weary of the god,
And I would flee from him
Tho' I must take a ship and go
Beyond the ocean's rim.
"I know a port where Love is not,
The ship is in your hand,
Then plunge your sword within your breast
And you will reach the land."
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Youth and the pilgrim", 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 Bain Murray (b. 1926), "Youth and the pilgrim", published 1974 [ soprano and piano ], from Flame and Shadow [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 77