I Am Stretched on Your Grave


"I Am Stretched on Your Grave" is a translation of an anonymous 17th-century Irish poem titled "Táim sínte ar do thuama". It was translated into English several times, most notably by Frank O'Connor.
It was put to music by musician Philip King in 1979.
It is set to the tune of "Taim Sinte ar do Thuamba", Hymn #47 in Danta De: Idir Sean agus Nuad. The hymnal says the tune is from Munster.
While the translation and tune had both existed prior to its first recording as a whole, and in various versions of melody and lyric, the popular and current versions are influenced or rely heavily on the adapted version by King, which was recorded on the group Scullion's first album from 1979 on the Mulligan Records label, and titled "I Am Stretched on Your Grave".

Album recordings