by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
My spirit will not haunt the mound
Language: English
My spirit will not haunt the mound Above my breast, But travel, memory-possessed, To where my tremulous being found Life largest, best. My phantom-footed shape will go When nightfall grays Hither and thither along the ways I and another used to know In backward days. And there you'll find me, if a jot You still should care For me, and for my curious air; If otherwise, then I shall not, For you, be there.
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First published in Poetry and Drama, December 1913Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928) [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 David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "My spirit will not haunt the mound", 1946, published 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "The Mound", 1921 [ voice and string quartet ], from The Mound, no. 3, sketch [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-06-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 74