by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Under this stone
Language: English
Under this stone lies Gabriel John, who died in the year one thousand and one. Cover his head with turf or stone 't is all one, 't is all one, with turf or stone, 't is all one. Pray for the soul of gentle John, if you please, you may, or let it alone, 't is all one.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Under this stone", Z. 286. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 58