The text of this piece is adapted from a 17th-century or earlier English dialect poem, The Lyke-Wake [literally "corpse-watch"] Dirge, describing the ordeal of the soul after death. A version recorded by the folk revival group The Young Tradition is quoted at the end.

Credits:
David Wright, composer
David Wright, vocals and piano
Erika Wilson, Erik Schwab, Jordan Singer, and Natasha White Marsh, vocals

Recorded by Steve Ditore at Jack Straw Productions (Seattle, WA)

Shared on Corey Dargel's SoundCloud stream by permission of the composer, David Wright.

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