by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
Heap not on this mound
Language: English
Heap not on this mound Roses that she loved so well; Why bewilder her with roses, That she cannot see or smell ? She is happy where she lies With the dust upon her eyes.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), "Epitaph", appears in Second April, in Memorial to D. C., first published 1921 [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Epitaph", 1940-6, published 1946 [ soprano and piano ], from Four Songs for Soprano, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Edward) Maurice Besly (1888 - 1945), "Epitaph", published 1933 [ voice and piano ], from Charivaria [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897 - 1965), "Where she lies", L. 400 (1924), published 1925 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by William Howard Schuman (1910 - 1992), "Epitaph", published 1942 [ SSTB chorus a cappella ], from Four Canonic Choruses [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-04
Line count: 6
Word count: 34