Parta Quies

Good-night; ensured release,
Imperishable peace,
  Have these for yours,
While sea abides, and land,
And earth's foundations stand,
  And heaven endures.

When earth's foundations flee,
Nor sky nor land nor sea
  At all is found,
Content you, let them burn:
It is not your concern;
  Sleep on, sleep sound.

by Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) , "Parta Quies", from Waifs and Strays, March 1881, revised 1936

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

by Edward Toner Cone (1917-) , "Parta Quies" [soprano and piano]
by John Edmunds (1913-1986) , "Have these for yours", published 1957. [voice and piano]
by Martin Kalamanoff (1920-) , "Alta Quies", 1949. [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2008-08-19.

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