by George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
I am a soldier
Language: English
I am a soldier. I will never take a husband. I do not want to be thought of as a woman. I will not dress as a woman. I do not care for the things women care for. They dream of lovers and money. I dream of leading a charge, and of placing the big guns. I am not a daredevil: I am a servant of God. My sword is sacred and I may not strike a blow with it. My heart is full of courage, not of anger.
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Authorship:
- by George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), appears in Saint Joan [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 Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), "I am a soldier", 1986 [mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano], from the a play - incidental music Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 6, confirmed with composer's website [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
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Word count: 89