Οὐ κόνις οὐδ’ ὀλίγον πέτρης   βάρος, ἀλλ’ ...

Οὐ κόνις οὐδ’ ὀλίγον πέτρης βάρος, ἀλλ’ Ἐρασίππου
ἣν ἐσορᾷς αὕτη πᾶσα θάλασσα τάφος∙
ὤλετο γἀρ σὺν νηί∙ τὰ δ´ ὀστέα ποῦ ποτ’ ἐκείνου
πύθεται αἰθυίαις γνωστὰ μόναις ἐνέπειν.

by Glaucus of Nicopolis , from Greek Anthology, or Palatine Anthology, VII, 285

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

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by Frank Lewin (1925-) , "An inscription by the sea", published 1975 [mezzo-soprano or contralto, flute, viola, harp, and piano], from Variations of Greek Themes, no. 8.
by Norman Sorig Wright (1905-) , "An inscription by the sea", published 1945. [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2008-06-21.

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An inscription by the sea

No dust have I to cover me,
My grave no man may show;
My tomb is this unending sea,
And I lie far below.
My fate, O stranger, was to drown;
And where it was the ship went down
Is what the sea-birds know.

by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) , "An inscription by the sea", from Captain Craig, in Variations of Greek Themes, no. 11, published 1902

a text in Greek by Glaucus of Nicopolis , from Greek Anthology, or Palatine Anthology, VII, 285

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

by Frank Lewin (1925-) , "An inscription by the sea", published 1975 [mezzo-soprano or contralto, flute, viola, harp, and piano], from Variations of Greek Themes, no. 8.
by Norman Sorig Wright (1905-) , "An inscription by the sea", published 1945. [voice and piano]

ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2008-06-17.