NW3020
Do not stand at my grave and weep
SATB
performance time approx 1m 00s
words anon.
set to music by Frances Cockburn
for soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
No-one knows who wrote this poem, but it was known to a soldier in Northern Ireland who sent it to his parents in a letter to be opened in the event of his death. He was indeed later killed in action. To me it's a powerful invocation of life and memory in the face of death.
Words
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.
anon.
This poem was published by HarperCollins in
101 poems that could save your life ed. Daisy Goodwin.
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