An epitaph upon a virgin

Here a solemn fast we keep,
While all beauty lies asleep
Hush'd be all things -- no noise here -- 
But the toning of a tear:
Or a sigh of such as bring
Cowslips for her covering.

by Robert Herrick (1591-1674) , "An epitaph upon a virgin"

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

by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "An epitaph upon a virgin", op. 50 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set I) no. 3 (1922). [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2009-01-30.

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