Songs
1. The shield of Achilles
2. Lady, weeping at the crossroads
3. Epitaph on a tyrant
4. Lay your sleeping head, my love
5. But I can’t
6. Yes, we are going to suffer
7. Nocturne
The Auden Poems is a song cycle by Ned Rorem for voice, violin, cello, and piano. The cycle sets seven poems by W. H. Auden.
Print vitals & song text1. The shield of Achilles
2. Lady, weeping at the crossroads
3. Epitaph on a tyrant
4. Lay your sleeping head, my love
5. But I can’t
6. Yes, we are going to suffer
7. Nocturne