by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
There were three friends that buried the...
Language: English
There were three friends that buried the fourth, The mould in his mouth and the dust in his eyes, And they went south and east and north— The strong man fights but the sick man dies. There were three friends that spoke of the dead— The strong man fights but the sick man dies— "And would he were here with us now," they said, "The sun in our face and the wind in our eyes."
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Text Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), "Ballad" [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 Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Northern Ballad", 1898-1899 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-11
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Word count: 75