by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
In a burying ground
Language: English
Our translations: FRE
This is the spot where I will lie
When life has had enough of me,
These are the grasses that will blow
Above me like a living sea.
These gay old lilies will not shrink
To draw their life from death of mine,
And I will give my body's fire
To make blue flowers on this vine.
"O Soul," I said, "have you no tears?
Was not the body dear to you?"
I heard my soul say carelessly,
"The myrtle flowers will grow more blue."
Confirmed with Sara Teasdale, Love Songs, New York, The Macmillan Company, 1917, page 51.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "In a burying ground", appears in Love Songs, in 2. Interlude: Songs out of Sorrow, no. 5, first published 1917 [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 John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "In a burying ground", 1967 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Songs Out of Sorrow, Six Songs for Mezzo-soprano, no. 4, Southern/Texas [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dans un sol où être enterré", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 85