by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Hic Jacet wee Johnie
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Hic Jacet wee Johnie. Whoe'er thou art, O reader, know That Death has murder'd Johnie; An' here his body lies fu' low ; For saul he ne'er had ony.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Epitaph On "Wee Johnie"", written 1786 [author's text not yet checked 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 Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Epitaph on Wee Johnnie", 1952 [voice and piano], from 4 Epitaphs, no. 2. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-11
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Word count: 29