An Inscription by the Sea
Composed by 
Frank Lewin
Frank Lewin Text by 
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson Variations of Greek Themes Song Collection
"An Inscription by the Sea" is the eighth and final song in Frank Lewin's Variations of Greek Themes.
Reminiscences of the earlier songs flow into each other as the vocal litany floats over an insistent rolling bass.
Text
An Inscription by the Sea (Glaucus)
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
No dust have I to cover me,t
My grave no man may show;t
My tomb is this unending sea,
And I lie far below.t
My fate, O stranger, was to drown;t
And where it was the ship went downt
Is what the sea-birds know.
Audio
“An Inscription by the Sea” (from “Variations of Greek Themes”)
Elaine Valby (mezzo-soprano), Jayn Rosenfled (flute), Brett Deubner (viola), Elzabeth Panzer (harp) & Elizabeth De Felice (piano)3:52