by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
They Tell Me Martin Is Dead
Language: English
Chorus: They tell me Martin is dead! Have they killed him? They say Martin is dead! Is it true, is it true Martin is dead? They have killed him. Our leader is slain! Oh God! He said death would come. A shot rang out on the air. His blood runs red in the street. They have killed him. Oh! Yes! Martin is dead! Kill’d him! Kill’d him! Kill’d him! Martin is dead!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Undine Eliza Anna Smith (1904 - 1989), as Undine Smith Moore, "They Tell Me Martin Is Dead", 1981 [ chorus and orchestra ], from oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 72