by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
Parted
Language: English
She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies, With a prime deceit to pin it; And I thought I was gaining a fearsome prize, So I staked my soul to win it. We wed and parted on her complaint, And both were a bit of barter, Tho' I'll confess that I'm no saint, I'll swear that she's no martyr.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "Parted", from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, first published 1905 [author's text not yet checked 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 William Grant Still (1895 - 1978), "Parted", published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of Separation, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 60