The sigh that heaves the grasses

The sigh that heaves the grasses
Whence thou wilt never rise
Is of the air that passes
And knows not if it sighs.

The diamond tears adorning
Thy low mound on the lea,
Those are the tears of mourning,
That weeps, but not for thee.

by Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) , no title, from Last Poems, no. 27, published 1922

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

by Douglas MacDonald Stewart (1892-?) , "The sigh that heaves the grasses", published 1923. [voice and piano]
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) , "The sigh that heaves the grasses", 1927, published 1954, rev. 1954 [voice and violin], from Along the Field, no. 5.

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