Low in the Grave details

experimental; the text is David’s Lament For Jonathan, written by Peter Abelard (1079-1142) and translated by Helen Waddell.

Low in the grave with thee
Happy to lie
Since there’s no greater thing left
Love to do;
And to live after thee
Is but to die,
For with but half a soul
what can Life do?

So share thy victory
or else thy grave,
Either to rescue thee,
or with the lie;
Ending that life for thee,
That thou didst save,
So Death that sundereth
might bring more nigh.

Peace, O my stricken lute!
They strings are sleeping
Would that my heart could still
Its bitter weeping.