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"Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson. Both versions were set to music by the composer Benjamin Britten. The second version was first published in 1938 and was titled "Funeral Blues" in Auden's 1940 Another Time. The poem experienced renewed popularity after being read in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also led to increased attention on Auden's other work. It has since been cited as one of the most popular modern poems in the United Kingdom.

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  • Funeral Blues („Beerdigungs-Blues“) ist ein Gedicht, das der englische Schriftsteller W. H. Auden 1936 veröffentlichte. (de)
  • "Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson. Both versions were set to music by the composer Benjamin Britten. The second version was first published in 1938 and was titled "Funeral Blues" in Auden's 1940 Another Time. The poem experienced renewed popularity after being read in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also led to increased attention on Auden's other work. It has since been cited as one of the most popular modern poems in the United Kingdom. (en)
  • "Funeral Blues" o "Stop all the clocks" es un poema de W. H. Auden. El poema apareció por primera vez en la obra de teatro de 1936 The Ascent of F6. Auden reescribió sustancialmente el poema varios años después como canción de cabaret para la cantante Hedli Anderson. Ambas versiones fueron musicadas por el compositor Benjamin Britten. La segunda versión se publicó por primera vez en 1938 y se tituló "Funeral Blues" en la obra de Auden de 1940, Another Time. El poema experimentó una renovada popularidad tras ser leído en la película Cuatro bodas y un funeral (1994), lo que también hizo que se prestara más atención al resto de la obra de Auden. Desde entonces se ha citado como uno de los poemas modernos más populares en el Reino Unido. (es)
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  • Funeral Blues („Beerdigungs-Blues“) ist ein Gedicht, das der englische Schriftsteller W. H. Auden 1936 veröffentlichte. (de)
  • "Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson. Both versions were set to music by the composer Benjamin Britten. The second version was first published in 1938 and was titled "Funeral Blues" in Auden's 1940 Another Time. The poem experienced renewed popularity after being read in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also led to increased attention on Auden's other work. It has since been cited as one of the most popular modern poems in the United Kingdom. (en)
  • "Funeral Blues" o "Stop all the clocks" es un poema de W. H. Auden. El poema apareció por primera vez en la obra de teatro de 1936 The Ascent of F6. Auden reescribió sustancialmente el poema varios años después como canción de cabaret para la cantante Hedli Anderson. Ambas versiones fueron musicadas por el compositor Benjamin Britten. La segunda versión se publicó por primera vez en 1938 y se tituló "Funeral Blues" en la obra de Auden de 1940, Another Time. El poema experimentó una renovada popularidad tras ser leído en la película Cuatro bodas y un funeral (1994), lo que también hizo que se prestara más atención al resto de la obra de Auden. Desde entonces se ha citado como uno de los poemas modernos más populares en el Reino Unido. (es)
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  • Funeral Blues (de)
  • Funeral Blues (es)
  • Funeral Blues (en)
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