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'''Published:''' 1902<br> | '''Published:''' 1902<br> | ||
'''Description:''' Number 4 of Parry's "English Lyrics" - Set 5. Lyrics from ''The Maid's Tragedy'' | '''Description:''' Number 4 of Parry's "English Lyrics" - Set 5. Lyrics from Beaumont and Fletcher's 1610 play, ''The Maid's Tragedy''. These lyrics were also set by Peter Warlock (aka Philip Heseltine) as "A sad song" Songs - Vol 4 - (1922-1923). <br> | ||
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Lay a garland on my hearse, | Lay a garland on my hearse, |
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CPDL #16429: Sibelius 4
- Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2008-3-7). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 43 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: File Sizes: MIDI: 4 KB, Sib4: 36 KB.
General Information
Title: Lay a garland on my hearse
Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Lyricists: Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) and John Fletcher (1579-1625)
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Tenor
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: 1902
Description: Number 4 of Parry's "English Lyrics" - Set 5. Lyrics from Beaumont and Fletcher's 1610 play, The Maid's Tragedy. These lyrics were also set by Peter Warlock (aka Philip Heseltine) as "A sad song" Songs - Vol 4 - (1922-1923).
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Original text and translations
English text
Lay a garland on my hearse,
Of the dismal yew,
Maidens, willow branches bear,
Say I died true.
My love was false, but I was firm
From my hour of birth;
Upon my buried body lie
Lightly, gentle earth.