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Aspatia's song

Language: English

Lay a garland on my hearse,
Of the dismal yew,
Maidens, willow branches [bear]1,
Say I died true.

My love was false, but I was firm
[ From my hour of birth;]2
Upon my buried body lie
Lightly, [gentle]3 earth.


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1 Pearsall, A. Taylor: "wear"
2 omitted by Pearsall and A. Taylor
3 Pearsall, A. Taylor: "thou gentle"

Input by Ted Perry

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

Date added to the website: 2003-11-09.

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