Bright be the place of thy soul!
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT
Bright be the place of thy soul!
  No lovelier spirit than thine
E'er burst from its mortal control,
  In the orbs of the blessed to shine.

On earth thou wert all but divine,
  As thy soul shall immortally be;
And our sorrow may cease to repine,
  When we know that thy God is with thee.

Light be the turf of thy tomb!
  May its verdure like emeralds be:
There should not be the shadow of gloom
  In aught that reminds us of thee.

Young flowers and an evergreen tree
  May spring from the spot of thy rest;
But not cypress nor yew let us see,
  For why should we mourn for the blest?

First published in Examiner, June 1815, titled "Stanzas" and signed B---n; revised 1816.

Composition:

    Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Bright be the place of thy soul!", 1837, published 2001 [ voice and piano ], Furore Verlag

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 113