An epitaph

Here lies a most beautiful lady,
Light of heart and step was she;
I think she was the most beautiful lady
That ever was in the West Country.
But beauty passes; beauty vanishes;
However rare, rare it be;
And when I die, who will remember
That lady of the West Country.

by Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) , "An epitaph", from The Listeners and Other Poems, published 1912

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by David Frederick Barlow (1927-1975) , "An epitaph" [alto and piano]
by (Edward) Maurice Besly (1888-1945) , "An epitaph", published 1922. [voice and piano]
by Gerald Wilfred Cockshott (1915-) , "Here lies a most beautiful lady", 1943. [voice and piano]
by Edgar Martin Deale (1902-1999) , "The Lady of the West Country", 1961 [SATB chorus, clarinet, and piano], from Five Poets -- Seven Songs, no. ?
by John William Duarte (1919-) , "An epitaph", published 1971 [high voice and classical guitar], from Five Quiet Songs, no. ?
by Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) , "An epitaph", published 1938 [voice and piano], from A Second Volume of Ten Songs
by Alan Hoggett , "An epitaph", published 1928 [voice and piano], from New Songs for New Voices
by Rosalie Housman (1890?-1949) , "Epitaph" [voice and piano]
by John G. Koch (1928-) , "An epitaph", published 1965. [soprano and piano]
by Michael Mulliner (1896?-1973) , "An epitaph", published 1956. [baritone and piano]
by Mary Sheldon , "An epitaph", published <<1940. [voice and piano]
by David E. Stone (1922-) , "An epitaph", published 1961. [TTBB a cappella]

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