by Stephen Phillips (1868 - 1915)
Beautiful lie the dead
Language: English
Beautiful lie the dead; Clear comes each feature; Satisfied not to be, Strangely contented. Like ships, the anchor dropped, Furled every sail is; Mirrored with all their masts In a deep water.
Text Authorship:
- by Stephen Phillips (1868 - 1915), "Beautiful lie the dead" [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 Jeremy Dale Roberts (b. 1934), "Beautiful lie the dead", 1954 [high voice and piano], from Beautiful Lie the Dead, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 32