Epitaph on the Author (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 the Author

Language: English


He who of Rankine sang, lies stiff and deid,
And a green grassy hillock hides his head;
Alas! alas! a devilish change indeed!

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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