Aspatia's song

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.

by Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) , "Aspatia's song", from The Maid's Tragedy, published 1610
by John Fletcher (1579-1625) , "Aspatia's song", from The Maid's Tragedy, published 1610

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

by Juriaan Andriessen (1925-1996) , "Aspatia's song", published 1960 [tenor and piano], from 4 English songs, no. 3.
by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) , "Lay a garland on my hearse", 1876-1901, published 1902, from English Lyrics, set 5 no. 4
by Robert Pearsall (1795-1856) , "Lay a garland", 1869 [partsong], note: replace 'I' with 'her' along with other pronouns.
by Adam Taylor (1981-) , "Lay a garland", op. 27 (2002). [soprano, alto, piano]
by Peter Warlock (1894-1930) [pseudonym] , "A sad song", 1922, published 1923, from Peterisms: first set, no. 2.

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

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