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by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928)

When I died in Berner's Street
 (Sung text for setting by M. Howe)
 See original
Language: English 
When I died in Berners Street
I remember well
That I had lights at head and feet
And a passing bell.

 ...  when I died in Houndsditch
There came to lay me out
A washerwoman and a witch;
The rats ran about.

When I died in Holburn
In and old house and tall
I know the tapestry was torn
And hanging from the wall.

When I died in Marylebone
I was saying my prayers;
There I died all alone
Up four flights of stairs.

 ...  when I died near Lincoln's Inn
The small gold I had
Surrounded me with kith and kin;
I died stark mad.

When I died in Bloomsbury
In the bend of your arm,
At the end I died merry
And comforted and warm.

Composition:

    Set to music by Mary (Carlisle) Howe (1882 - 1964), "When I died in Berner's Street", published 1947 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928), "A strange story", appears in Trivial Breath, New Republic, first published 1924

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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-14
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