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by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)

Come not, when I am dead
 (Sung text for setting by R. Ascham)
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Language: English 
Come not, when I am dead,
To drop thy foolish tears upon my grave,
To trample round my fallen head,
And vex the unhappy dust thou wouldst not save.
There let the wind sweep and the plover cry;
But thou, go by.

Child, if it were thine error or thy crime
I care no longer, being all unblest:
Wed whom thou wilt, but I am sick of Time,
And I desire to rest.
Pass on, weak heart, and leave me where I lie:
Go by, go by.

Composition:

    Set to music by Roger Ascham (1864 - 1934), "Come not, when I am dead", op. 22 (Twelve Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment) no. 6 (1882-1899), published c1910 [ voice and piano ], London, Charles Vincent

Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Stanzas", appears in Keepsake, first published 1850, rev. 1851

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 87

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