sometimes misattributed to Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004) and by Clare Harner (1909 - 1977)

Do not stand at my grave and weep
 (Sung text for setting by I. Kuusisto)
 See original
Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN
        Do not stand 
                at my grave and weep;
        I am not there.
                I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
        Do not stand 
                at my grave and cry;
        I am not there. 
                I did not die.

First published in The Gypsy, 1934.

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  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-30
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Word count: 98