by Babette Holmes (1871 - 1941)
A winter night idyll
Language: English
Snow-clad earth in the moonlight glistens, Dazzling night in deep silence listens, Hush over hill and dale, Quiet the wintry gale, To each starry snow-flake from skies above, The silver moonbeams carry a message of love !
Text Authorship:
- by Babette Holmes (1871 - 1941) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Aynsley) Eugene Goossens, Sir (1893 - 1962), "A winter night idyll", op. 53 (Four Songs) no. 2 (1931), published 1936 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
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