Died for love
Language: English
I wish my baby it e was born, Lyin' smilin' on its father's knee, And I was dead and in my grave, And green gress growin' all over me. Dig me my grave long, wide and deep, Put a marbil stone at my head and feet; But a turtle white dove put over above For to let the world know that I died for love.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , collected from Joseph Taylor at Brigg, 1906.  [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 Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Died for love", 1907, published 1912 [ female voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 65