1987
Death by Drums (op. 21, no. 3)
Composed by 
Lowell Liebermann
Lowell Liebermann Text by 
Robert Graves
Robert Graves Final Songs, op. 21 Song Collection
"Death by Drums" is the third song from Lowell Liebermann's Final Songs,, op. 21 song cycle. The original text was written by Robert Graves.
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Death By Drums
By Robert Graves
If I cried out in anger against music,
It was not that I cried
Against the wholesome bitter arsenic,
Necessary for suicide:
For suicide in the drums’ racking riot
Where horned moriscoes wailing to their bride
Scared every Lydian songster from the spot.
