by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004)
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
Language: English
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain. I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rush Of beautiful birds in circling flight, I am the starshine of the night. I am in the flowers that bloom, I am in a quiet room. I am in the birds that sing, I am in each lovely thing. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there. I do not die.
Text Authorship:
- by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004), "Do not stand at my grave and weep", authentic version [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 Laura Farnell (b. 1975), "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep", copyright © 2006 [ satb chorus and piano ], JEHMS
Publisher: Alliance Music Publication [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Michael John Trotta (b. 1978), "Do not Stand At My Grave and Weep" [ satb chorus ], Hampton Roads Music Group
Publisher: Hampton Roads Music Group [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Diana Blom, Rona Clarke, Nana Forte, Ilkka Taneli Kuusisto, Paul Moravec, Alison Willis.
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-10-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 111