An epitaph

I dreamed that one had died in a strange place
Near no accustomed hand;
And they had nailed the boards above her face,
The peasants of that land,
And, wond'ring, planted by her solitude
A cypress and a yew:
I came, and wrote upon a cross of wood,
Man had no more to do:
"She was more beautiful than thy first love,
This lady by the trees:"
And gazed upon the mournful stars above,
And heard the mournful breeze.

by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) , "An epitaph", from National Observer (December 1891), revised 1895

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

by Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) , "A dream", 1926, published 1928. [voice and piano]
by Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) , "A dream of death", published 1903 [reciter and piano], from Wa-Wan Series of American Compositions, volume 2
by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903-1959) , "A dream of death", published <<1958. [bass and piano]
by Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950) , "A dream of death", published 1925. [baritone and piano]
by Graham Whettam (1927-) , "A dream of death", rev. 1973, first performed 1967, from Three Songs to Poems of W. B. Yeats, no. ?, note: name of song cycle was originally Three Songs from "The Rose"

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