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by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

The cloud
Language: English 
I am a cloud in the heaven's height,
The stars are lit for my delight,
Tireless and changeful, swift and free,
I cast my shadow on hill and sea --
But why do the pines on the mountain's crest
Call to me [always]1, "Rest, rest?"
             
I throw my mantle over the moon
And I blind the sun on his throne at noon,
Nothing can tame me, nothing [can]1 bind,
I am [a]2 child of the heartless wind --
But oh the pines on the mountain's crest
Whispering always, "Rest, rest."

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   I. Maliverney 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 omitted by Maliverney
2 Maliverney: "the"

Text Authorship:

  • by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The cloud", 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The cloud", 2013 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "The cloud" [ three-part women's chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Irene V. Maliverney (flourished 1930s), "The Cloud" [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-02-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 92

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