In Flanders Fields | In Flanders fields the poppies blow

by John McCrae (1872 - 1918)

In Flanders Fields

Language: English

Our translations: FRE GER

In Flanders fields the poppies blow;
Between the crosses, row on row 
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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First published anonymously in Punch, December 8, 1915

Text Authorship:

by John McCrae (1872 - 1918), "In Flanders Fields" [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 Peter Aerts (1912 - 1996), "In Flanders’ Fields", 1975 [ voice and piano or orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "In Flanders Fields", 2008 [ medium voice or medium-high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "In Flanders Fields", op. 79 (Three Songs) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "In Flanders Fields", from Three Songs of the War, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Michael Rickelton (b. 1983), "In Flanders Fields", 2006, from Battle Songs, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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