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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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Lay a garland on her hearse<br>
 
Of dismal yew<br>
{{Text|English}}
Maidens, willow branches wear<br>
 
Say she died true<br>
:Lay a garland on her hearse
Her love was false<br>
:of (the) dismal yew.
But she was firm<br>
:Maidens, willow branches wear,
Upon her buried body<br>
:say she died true.
Lie lightly<br>
:Her love was false, but she was firm
Thou gentle earth<br>
:(from her hour of birth.)
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:Upon her buried body lie
:lightly, ''thou'' gentle earth.
 
:''Francis Beaumont (ca. 1584-1616)''
:''John Fletcher (1579-1625)''
 
 
''note: The words inside the brackets belong to the original poem by Beaumont and Fletcher, but have been left out in the composition. The word "thou" in the last line has been added in the composition.''
 
 
{{Translation|German}}
 
:Legt den Kranz von dunkler Eibe
:sachte auf ihr Grab;
:Weidenzweige bringt, ihr Mädchen,
:sagt, wie treu sie starb.
:Untreu war ihr Lieb, doch sie war
:aufrecht immerzu.
:Ihren Leib, o Erde, bette
:sanft zur ew'gen Ruh.
 
''poetic translation: Jan-Frerk Burmester, Copyright 2007. If you want to use this text for any public purpose, please contact: jf.burmester(a)web.de''
 
 




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Editor: Rafael Ornes (added 1999-05-26).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 124 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Lay a Garland
Composer: Robert Lucas Pearsall

Number of voices: 8vv  Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsongs
Language: English
Instruments:
Published:

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External websites: performance by the dwsChorale

Original text and translations

English.png English text

Lay a garland on her hearse
of (the) dismal yew.
Maidens, willow branches wear,
say she died true.
Her love was false, but she was firm
(from her hour of birth.)
Upon her buried body lie
lightly, thou gentle earth.
Francis Beaumont (ca. 1584-1616)
John Fletcher (1579-1625)


note: The words inside the brackets belong to the original poem by Beaumont and Fletcher, but have been left out in the composition. The word "thou" in the last line has been added in the composition.


German.png German translation

Legt den Kranz von dunkler Eibe
sachte auf ihr Grab;
Weidenzweige bringt, ihr Mädchen,
sagt, wie treu sie starb.
Untreu war ihr Lieb, doch sie war
aufrecht immerzu.
Ihren Leib, o Erde, bette
sanft zur ew'gen Ruh.

poetic translation: Jan-Frerk Burmester, Copyright 2007. If you want to use this text for any public purpose, please contact: jf.burmester(a)web.de



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