by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
In this little vault she lies
Language: English
In this little vault she lies, Here, with all her jealousies: Quiet yet; but if ye make Any noise they both will wake, And such spirits raise 'twill then Trouble death to lay again.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), "Upon a wife that died mad with jealousy" [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "Upon a wife that dyed with jealousie", op. 149 (Five songs) no. 4 (1941) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 34