Tread lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow. All her bright golden hair Tarnished with rust, She that was young and fair Fallen to dust. Lily-like, white as snow, She hardly knew She was a woman so Sweetly she grew. Coffin-board, heavy stone, Lie on her breast. I vex my heart alone, She is at rest. Peace, Peace, she cannot hear Lyre or sonnet, All my life's buried here, Heap earth upon it.
Spirits of the Dead. Liederzyklus nach Gedichten englischsprachiger Autoren
by Carsten Braun (b. 1978)
Requiescat
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "Requiescat", from Poems, first published 1881 [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):
Set by Carsten Braun (b. 1978), 2013, first performed 2013 [ voice and piano ]Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 81