by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)
Death stands above me, whispering low
Language: English
Available translation(s): ITA
Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear: Of his strange language all I know Is, there is not a word of fear.
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Confirmed with Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor, ed. by Sidney Colvin, London, 1882
Authorship:
- by Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), "On Death" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Death stands above me", 2010 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "On Death", op. 110 (Twelve Songs) no. 12 (1944-1945) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mi sovrasta la morte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
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