Take them, O Death! and bear away Whatever thou canst call thine own! Thine image stamped upon this clay, Doth give thee that, but that alone! Take them, O Grave! and let them lie Folded upon thy narrow shelves, As garments by the soul laid by, And precious only to ourselves. Take them, O Great Eternity! Our little life is but a gust, That bends the branches of thy tree, And bends its blossoms in the dust.
Waldheim Songs
Song Cycle by Maria Grenfell (b. 1969)
Suspiria
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), "Suspiria", appears in The Seaside and the Fireside, first published 1849 [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):
Set by Maria Grenfell (b. 1969), 2022 [ soprano and guitar ]Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 77