by Jila Nikpay
Through Heaven's Gates
Language: English
I’m not afraid of death But to sort through my life Before I am gone I tirelessly bead Making jewels To give away And delight. I am not afraid of death I know I am strong I’ll walk through heaven’s gates With laughter.
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, first published 2006 [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 Carol Barnett , "Through Heaven's Gates", 2006 [ soprano and harp ], from Music for Heroines, no. 5
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]
Publisher: Carol Barnett [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 43