by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
An epitaph
Language: English
Stay, if you list, O passer by the way; Yet night approaches; better not to stay. I never sigh, nor flush, nor knit the brow, Nor grieve to think how ill God made me, now. Here, with one balm for many fevers found, Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), "An epitaph", appears in A. E. H., first published 1937 [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 Edward Toner Cone (b. 1917), "An epitaph" [bass-baritone and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 51