Epitaph on Wee Johnnie (Burns, set by M. Gideon) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Epitaph on Wee Johnnie

Language: English


Hic Jacet wee Johnie.

Whoe'er thou art, O reader, know
That Death has murder'd Johnie;
An' here his body lies fu' low ;
For saul he ne'er had ony.

Authorship

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

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

Miriam Gideon (1906-1996)

4 Epitaphs

Date added to the website: 2008-08-11.

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